Clarity Group, Inc. Announces a Webinar Series on Evidence Based Care

Clarity Group, Inc. Announces a Webinar Series on Evidence Based Care

Clarity Group, Inc. announces a 3 part webinar on Evidence Based Care, its legal implications and its role in Healthcare Reform

Chicago, IL (Vocus) September 8, 2010

Clarity Group, Inc., a leading healthcare resource specializing in integrated risk/quality/safety systems and captive insurance company development and management, announced today a 3 part Webinar series focused on Evidence Based Care. The series will give clinicians and administrators an overview of what is Evidence Based Care, the legal implications and ways to integrate Evidence Based Care into daily practice. “We continue to see more and more healthcare reform initiatives conditioning reimbursement or participation on adoption of evidence based practices as a way to contribute to the promotion of the best and safest care for all patients,” stated Ellen Flynn, RN, MBA, JD, VP, Risk-Quality-Safety Consulting Services and Executive Director, Clarity PSO. “This webinar series creates a solid foundation for providers and administrators to better understand Evidence Based Care, its legal implications and its assimilation into practice. We are pleased to have a nationally recognized panel of presenters working with us on this series and believe they will provide participants valuable information on this emerging area,” continued Ms. Flynn.

Part 1: September 30, 2010

Fundamentals of Evidence Based Care: Mission, Vision and Culture

Lee H. Hilborne, MD, MPH

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Medical Director, Quest Diagnostics Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Michele Malin, RN, PhD, NEA-BC

BroMenn Professor, Illinois State University

Director, Advanced Practice Nursing and Research, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Clinical Associate Professor, Marquette University College of Nursing

Milwaukee, WI

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Part 2: October 14, 2010

Impact of Evidence Based Medicine in Litigation: A Sword or a Shield?

Susan J. Schwartz, Esq.

Partner, Corboy & Demetrio

Chicago, IL

Karissa L. Owens, Esq.

Associate, Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P. A.

Orlando, FL

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Part 3: November 4, 2010

Lessons Learned: How to Assimilate Evidence Based Care

Raj Behal, MD, MPH

Senior Quality and Patient Safety Officer

Associate Chief Medical Officer

Asst. Professor, Health Systems Management

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

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Please see our White Paper entitled 'Enhanced Healthcare Effectiveness and Cost Reduction Driving a New Look at the Adoption of Evidence Based Care' on the right side of this page.

About Clarity Group, Inc.

Clarity Group, Inc. is a specialist in innovative integrated risk/quality/safety/service systems and consulting products that enable healthcare organizations to execute on their vision for excellence. Core Clarity products include captive insurance company development and operations, risk-quality-safety consulting services and the web-based Healthcare SafetyZone® Portal that engages all staff in collaborative, data driven change to transform the organization into a Healthcare Safety Zone for patients, visitors and staff. Clarity PSO is an operating division of Clarity Group, Inc. It is is federally listed as a Patient Safety Organization with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services.

For further information about the services of Clarity Group and Clarity PSO please visit our website at http://www. claritygrp. com.

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