Datix Panel Discussion to Explore Patient Safety Issues

    CHICAGO, IL, September 20, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- This year's American Society for Healthcare Risk Management 2016 Annual Conference, scheduled for September 25-28 in Orlando, will feature a panel discussion of healthcare patient safety experts who will explore how preventable patient harm can be reduced through better root cause analysis. The event, "Higher Reliability Solutions: Why Rigorous Investigations Matter," will take place at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 27.

The 60-minute panel discussion will feature Lisa Ramthun, and Drs. Geraldine Amori, Karen Zimmer, and Keith Starke, all of who will share strategies to reduce enterprise risks related to patient safety.

- Lisa Ramthun, RN, MSN, CPHRM, FASHRM, is the vice president of risk management for Southern California's St. Joseph Health, a $6 billion not-for-profit health system consisting of 16 hospitals, physician organizations, home health agencies, hospice care, outpatient services, skilled nursing facilities, and community outreach services.
- Geraldine Amori, PhD, ARM, CPHRM, DFASHRM, is the vice president for academic affairs for Coverys, located in Boston. In that role, she provides direction for Coverys' education services and oversees professional development and education programs for healthcare provider organizations and consumer organizations nationally.
- Karen Zimmer, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a consultant in the areas of health information technology, patient safety, and quality for non-profit organizations, health information technology companies, and government agencies. She has more than 25 years of combined healthcare, patient safety, and quality experience with a focus on process improvement and strategic planning.
- Keith Starke, MD, FACP, is the chief quality officer for Mercy Health System, headquartered in Chesterfield, Mo. He is an associate clinical professor of internal medicine at the St. Louis University School of Medicine and serves as a council member for the Missouri chapter of the American College of Physicians.

"This is an important conversation that Datix is proud to be leading," said Datix CEO Seyed Mortazavi. "If we are going to reduce preventable patient harm globally, we have to openly discuss what is working and not working in the field of patient safety, harness technology, and do a better job at using big data to identify and eliminate root causes of patient safety events."

The morning of the panel discussion, Mortazavi will present the inaugural ASHRM Patient Safety Award - Partnering with Datix to Recognize Patient Safety Innovation - to an organization that has implemented an initiative or program in patient safety that demonstrates a new approach that has not yet gained national exposure.

Approximately 2,000 professionals are expected to attend the ASHRM Annual Conference, which is considered the premiere educational conference in healthcare risk management. The four-day event allows healthcare professionals to share successes, challenges, and best practices in order to advance safe and trusted healthcare in their institutions and within the greater healthcare landscape.

About Datix

Datix is the leading provider of patient safety software, risk management software, and incident reporting software for the healthcare sector. Datix aims to build and promote a culture of safety within healthcare organizations and continually invests in its software and services to maintain a leadership position at the forefront of the worldwide patient safety movement.

More than 110 million people are protected by Datix software, which has been widely adopted by both public and private healthcare organizations around the world. The company's global headquarters are in London, with U.S. headquarters in Chicago.

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