SOS Rx Membership/Outreach Update

September 30, 2003

Organizations Officially Signed On:

· Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

· Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

· Alliance for Aging Research

· American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

· American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

· American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

· American Society of Health System Pharmacists

· Center for Information Therapy

· Express Scripts

· Generic Pharmaceuticals Association

· Institute for Safe Medication Practices

· Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

· Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission

· Medical Records Institute

· National Consumers League

· National Family Caregivers Association

Verbally Committed and/or Participating in Workgroups:

· AFL-CIO (specific unions)

· American Academy of Family Physicians

· American Public Health Association

· Department of Defense

· Medical Group Management Association

· National Council on the Aging

· National Patient Safety Foundation

· National Quality Forum

· NCPIE (on own and on behalf of NCCMERP)

· United Health Group (Ovations)

· Visiting Nurses Association of America

Others Still Considering:

· AARP

· American Academy of Physicians Assistants

· American Association of Black Cardiologists

· American Benefits Council

· American Clinical Laboratory Associations

· American Hospital Association

· American Medical Association

· American Medical Women’s Association

· American Nurses Association

· California Medical Association

· California Medical Association Foundation

· FDA

· Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

· Johnson & Johnson

· Leapfrog Group

· Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors

· National Alliance for Hispanic Health

· National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

· National Health Council

· National Hispanic Council on Aging

· Older Women's League

· Rite Aid

· Walgreen's

· WebMD (George Lundberg)

Still Pursuing (have not responded whether interested or not):

· Administration on Aging

· American Health Information Management Association

· American Healthcare Association

· American Medical Group Association

· Black Nurses Association

· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

· Families USA

· MD Consult

· National Medical Association

· RxIS

· Veteran’s Administration

Not at this Time/Time Constraints:

· American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging - want to be kept in the loop

· American Geriatrics Society

· APhA

· National Long-Term Care Ombudsmen's Resource Center

· National Patient Advocate Foundation - want to be kept in the loop