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How to contact us:

Coalition for Quality and Patient Safety
of Chicagoland

222 S. Riverside Plaza
Suite 1900
Chicago , IL 60606

cqps@iomc.org

Phone: (312) 906-6196

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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: Public Law 109-41 (S. 544). Selected documents compiled by Adam L. Scheffler. March 29, 2006

S-544 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 brief and text

Chicago Patient Safety Forum Strongly Supports S.544

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Medical error reporting pleases pharmacists
myDNA.com

Legislation creates medical error database
myDNA.com

Patient Safety System Becomes Law
WebMD

Bush Signs Patient Safety Legislation
HealthCentral.com

Bush Signs Patient Safety Law
WLNS

Medical error law signed
Chicago Tribune

Wexler: Malpractice cap 'dangerous'; Shaw: Not passing cap ' ...
Boca Raton News

Washington Post Examines Legislation Creating Medical Error ...
Kaiser network.org

Joint Commission Hails Enactment of Patient Safety and Quality ...
ArriveNet (press release)

President Signs Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
Whitehouse.gov (press release)

National Business Group on Health Applauds New Patient Safety Law
Yahoo News (press release)

President Bush Signs Patient Safety Bill
MedPage Today

House OKs Bill for Medical Error Database
Los Angeles Times

House Passage of Medical Error Reporting Bill Applauded by Pharmacists
SeniorJournal.com

Congress Approves Bill To Create National Medical Error Reporting ...
Kaiser network.org

Medical Error Reporting System Clears House
Boston Channel.com

Specialty Doctors Support Action on Patient Safety
RedNova.com

Congress Passes Patient Safety Measure
All Headline News

Congress approves patient safety bill
Reuters AlertNet

AMA: Patient Safety Legislation Passes House, Victory for ...
U.S. Newswire (press release)

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On January 1, the name of Chicago Patient Safety Forum was formally changed to the Coalition for Quality and Patient Safety of Chicagoland (CQPS). All website material added after that date will reflect the new name. Please bear with us as we update pages in recognition of the name change along with our updated mission and vision.

 




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