The Delaware Valley Healthcare Council is a membership organization representing more than 100 healthcare organizations in the Delaware Valley region. Its mission is to assist member organizations to improve the health status of their communities and to exercise leadership in the appropriate restructuring of the regional healthcare delivery system through advocacy, information, and education in the public interest.
ECRI Institute is a non-profit organization that dedicates itself to bringing the discipline of applied scientific research to healthcare to uncover the best approaches to improving patient care. As pioneers in this science for 40 years, ECRI Institute marries experience and independence with the objectivity of evidence-based research. ECRI Institute delivers research, information, and guidance to enable healthcare organizations to improve patient care in a variety of ways, including customized consulting and collaboration, membership services, publications, collecting and analyzing patient safety data, and investigations. ECRI Institute is designated a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization (WHO) and an Evidence-based Practice Center by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Independence Blue Cross and its affiliates provide coverage nationwide to nearly 3.4 million people. For 70 years, Independence Blue Cross has offered high-quality health care coverage tailored to meet the changing needs of members, employers, and health care professionals. Independence Blue Cross’ HMO and PPO health care plans have consistently received the highest ratings from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), based in suburban Philadelphia, is the nation’s only 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted entirely to medication error prevention and safe medication use. ISMP represents over 30 years of experience in helping healthcare practitioners keep patients safe and continues to lead efforts to improve the medication use process. The organization is known and respected worldwide as the premier resource for impartial, timely, and accurate medication safety information.
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority is an independent state agency established under Act 13 of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act. It is charged with taking steps to reduce and eliminate medical errors by identifying problems and recommending solutions that promote patient safety in hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities, birthing centers and certain abortion facilities.