Psychiatrist Murali Rao, MD, won the 2016 Innovation in Patient Care Award for his efforts to enhance patient care.
Here are five takeaways:
1. Illinois Psychiatric Society granted Dr. Rao the award.
2. Dr. Rao practices at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill.
3. The society awards physicians who have contributed to the improvement of clinical services through innovation in the past two years.
4. Illinois Psychiatric Society, a district branch of the American Psychiatric Association, presented the award during the society's 2016 annual meeting in Chicago.
5. Dr. Rao serves as a director on the board of Loyola Physician Partners, a network of physicians who work to devise ways to enhance patient care, reward performance and control the patient care cost.
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