Catherine Hinz's Contact Details

Catherine Hinz's Company Details

Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety

Bloomington, MN, US • 5 - 9 Employees
Hospital/Clinic

Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety was established in 2000 by current strategic partners, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Medical Association and Minnesota Hospital Association, as a response to the 1999 Institute of Medicine Report, "To Err is Human." In an effort to achieve the "Safest Care Possible" MAPS engaged a broad-based stakeholder coalition including providers, associations, regulators, purchasers, consumers, academia, and insurers. Between 2000 and 2010, MAPS addressed safety concerns through multiple avenues and strategies; MAPS transformed the Informed Consent form to be more consumer-friendly and available in many languages. In 2001, MAPS met with legislators to advocate for changes in the Minnesota Peer Review Statute, which paved the way for the groundbreaking and first of its kind Minnesota Adverse Health Care Event Reporting Act. In 2006, MAPS developed the My Medicine List, an easy-to-use medication reconciliation form for consumers. MAPS also led the industry in key patient safety topics, such as pressure ulcers, retained foreign objects, consumer literacy, safe surgery verification, falls prevention, infection reporting and rapid response efforts. Finally, MAPS led the way in developing the framework for a "just" culture, whereby health care workers are both held accountable for errors, but also encouraged to report errors without fear of retribution. MAPS has since worked with many providers and facilities to implement this important work and in 2006 received the John M Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for Innovation. MAPS built upon this work with the creation of the Culture Road Map, a compendium of best practices. In 2012, MAPS became an incorporated organization with a Board of Directors, five Strategic Partners and dedicated staff. In its second decade MAPS will refine previous efforts and embark on new initiatives to achieve "Safe Care Everywhere."