INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS EXTENDS FUNDING TO ENHANCE PATIENT SAFETY AT AREA HOSPITALS
Funding up to $1.1M to the Partnership for Patient Care will help prevent infections, improve carePhiladelphia, PA – November 1, 2012 — Independence Blue Cross announced today that it will extend its support for the Partnership for Patient Care, a quality and patient safety collaborative led by southeastern Pennsylvania hospitals, with funding up to $1.1 million through 2013. The funding will be provided to the Health Care Improvement Foundation, a nonprofit health and safety organization that oversees the Partnership’s projects. Matching funds will be raised from the hospital community,