The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (HCAPS) briefed Congressional leaders on Sept. 15, 2026, about the prevalence of myopia and protecting children’s vision and... Read more

Afua Oteng Asare, OD, PhD, MPH, will discuss recommendations from a landmark National Academies report addressing the growing public health challenge of myopia. At the... Read more

By Dr. David Cockrell, Chairman, Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety Myopia is a progressive childhood eye-growth condition with lifelong consequences.  Still, the best nationally... Read more

Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety calls on advocates to support the Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children (EDVI) Act as part of week-long... Read more

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (HCAPS) and our Partners (Johnson & Johnson, CooperVision, EssilorLuxottica, and the American Optometric Association) are... Read more

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (HCAPS) celebrates a significant milestone for patient safety as the 119th Congress included critical language... Read more

Washington, D.C. – The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (HCAPS), in partnership with the American Optometric Association (AOA), will host a congressional briefing on... Read more

As a society, we invest heavily in the future of our children—providing them with quality education, nurturing their social development, and safeguarding their physical health.... Read more

By Dr. David CockrellChairman, Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety For publication on behalf of HCAPS Across the United States, a silent but rapidly accelerating... Read more