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goals will be advanced by increasing awareness within these communities as to their findings and the value of the approach.
We hope this pilot project spurs the development of innovations that engage the medical and legal communities in a shared goal of improving quality and patient safety, McNutt said.
The Medical Malpractice Mediation Program at Rush, started in 1995, is nationally recognized for its effective method of resolving medical malpractice disputes by acknowledging adverse events and fairly compensating patients who may have been injured as a result. Rushs mediation program is unique in that two co-mediators, themselves experienced trial attorneys, are selected by the injured patient to preside over the process. In 2001, Rushs mediation program received the Center for Public Resources Outstanding Achievement Award, and in 2003, it was specifically cited in tort reform legislation adopted in Pennsylvania as a model for resolution of malpractice claims.
The Otho S.A. Sprague Memorial Institute was founded in 1911 by a leading Chicago businessman as a nonprofit foundation with a mandate to pursue the investigation of the cause of disease and the prevention and relief of human suffering in Chicago. Today, this philanthropy is managed by a board of volunteers dedicated to carrying out this goal. Support of this mediation and patient-safety project builds on The Institutes work to create the Chicago Patient Safety Forum and to support a variety of innovative approaches that will reduce errors through collaboration and interdisciplinary research. This grant along with a $230,000 grant for a new childhood obesity reduction project at Rush are just two of the ways that The Institutes Board continues to carry out its philanthropic mission.
As a Chicago-based philanthropy, The Institute has focused on enabling promising local health and wellness initiatives to develop and replicate. Over the years, Rush and its predecessors have
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