SUPPORTER & EXHIBITOR GUIDE

SUPPORTER & EXHIBITOR GUIDE

For full details about the NPSF Congress, download our mobile app: NPSF Congress 2016

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For quick reference on session titles, faculty, and locations, consult the Schedule At-A-Glance booklet

@theNPSF will be tweeting from Congress Use the hashtag #NPSF18 to join the conversation

Be sure to visit the Learning & Simulation Center in the KIERLAND GRAND BALLROOM, LEVEL 2

for Simulations, Exhibits, Posters, Receptions, Lunches, and Prize Drawings

DON’T MISS! Welcome Reception, Monday, 4:15PM–6:15PM Networking Reception, Tuesday, 4:15PM–6:15PM in the Learning & Simulation Center

18th AnnualNPSF Patient Safety Congress

National Patient Safety Foundation npsf.org/congress

May 23–25, 2016 • Scottsdale, Arizona

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2016 NPSF CONGRESS SUPPORTERS

LEARNING & SIMULATION CENTER WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS

GOLD

SILVER

MEDIA SUPPORT

POSTER SESSION PROGRAM SUPPORT

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SIMULATION SUPPORT

BOARD & FACULTY RECEPTION

HAND SANITIZER STATIONS

RESEARCH KEYNOTE

LEADERSHIP DAY

BREAKFASTS

SHARED DECISION MAKING KEYNOTE

BRONZE

REFRESHMENT STATION

PATIENT AND PATIENT ADVOCATE

SCHOLARSHIPS

PricewaterhouseCoopers

NPSF LUCIAN LEAPE INSTITUTE KEYNOTE


The National Patient Safety Foundation offers sincere thanks to these organizations, whose generous support of the 2016 NPSF Patient Safety Congress demonstrates their

steadfast commitment to the goal of safer health care for all.

GOLD 3M Healthcare3M CenterSt. Paul, MN 55144-10001-888-3M-HELPS | www.3M.comAt 3M, we apply science in collaborative ways to improve lives daily. With $32 billion in sales, our 90,000 employees connect with customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M or @3MNews-room.

BOARD & FACULTY RECEPTIONAIG175 Water StreetNew York, NY 100381-877-TOSERVE (867-3783)www.aig.com/patient-safetyFor nearly 40 years, AIG has been a recognized leader in innovative risk management, claims services, and insurance for the health care sec-tor. AIG risk consultants combine vast industry knowledge with a partnership approach to deliver an optimal spectrum of protection for patients and staff.

RESEARCH KEYNOTECRICO StrategiesBooth 5081325 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02215617-450-5500www.rmf.harvard.edu/StrategiesCRICO Strategies partners with health care organizations to code malpractice claims and analyze the clinical themes driving patient harm. Our taxonomy provides the basis for our National Comparative Benchmarking System (CBS)—a database representing 30% of US medical malpractice claims—enabling deep analyses, sharing, and prioritization of patient safety agendas.

NPSF LUCIAN LEAPE INSTITUTE KEYNOTEThe Doctors Company Foundation185 Greenwood RoadNapa, CA 94558800-421-2368 | www.tdcfoundation.comThe purpose of The Doctors Company Founda-tion is to support patient safety educationfor health care professionals in training and in

practice, patient safety research with clinically useful applications, and medical professional liability research. The Foundation was created in 2008 by The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned insurer of medical professional liability for doctors, surgeons, and other health professionals.

SILVERAmerican Medical Association330 N. Wabash, Suite 39300Chicago, IL 60611 312-464-5000 | www.ama-assn.orgThe American Medical Association seeks to help people live longer, healthier lives by bringing bold initiatives and visionary part-ners together. The AMA’s core work strives to improve the health of the nation by reinvent-ing medical education, improving health outcomes, and enhancing practice efficiency and professional satisfaction. For the AMA, better delivery of care means delivering real-life impact to meet the changing needs of America’s patients and physicians.

Sherwin-WilliamsBooth 607101 Prospect Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 800-524-5979 | swpaintshield.comSherwin-Williams announces a game-changing advancement in coatings technology. Paint Shield™ helps prevent the spread of certain bacteria that can cause hospital-acquired infec-tions (HAIs). This is an EPA-registered microbici-dal paint that kills these bacteria within 2 hours of exposure on a painted surface. It is the result of Sherwin-Williams coatings scientists working with microbiologists.

VizientBooth 706290 E John Carpenter FwyIrving, TX 75062844-825-5842 | www.vizientinc.comVizient, Inc., the largest member-owned health care company in the country, represents the integration of VHA Inc.; University HealthSystem Consortium; Novation; and MedAssets’ Spend and Clinical Resource Management (SCM) segment, which includes Sg2. Vizient offers innovative data-driven solutions, expertise, and collaborative opportunities to lower costs and enable improved patient outcomes.

LEARNING & SIMULATION CENTERLaerdal MedicalBooth 204/206NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member167 Myers Corners RoadWappingers Falls, NY 125990845.297.7770 | www.laerdal.comFor more than 50 years, health care providers and educators have trusted Laerdal to offer products, services, and solutions that help improve patient outcomes and survivability. By supporting the advancement of resuscitation science, improving medical education, and strengthening the chain of survival in commu-nities worldwide, we help you save more lives.

WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESSMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Booth 311NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member675 McDonnell Blvd.Hazelwood, MO 63042314-654-2000 | www.mallinckrodt.comMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals is an industry leader in providing specialty biopharmaceutical products used in the treatment of autoimmune and rare disease specialty areas, respiratory therapies, pain and related conditions, and diagnostic procedures. The company’s three segments include branded medicines and devices, and generic drugs.

LEADERSHIP DAYThe Joint CommissionBooth 400/402One Renaissance Blvd.Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181630-792-5689 | www.jointcommission.orgThe Joint Commission strives to improve health care by evaluating organizations and inspir-ing them to excel in providing safe, effective, high-quality care. Leverage our unmatched knowledge and expertise as you move your organization beyond accreditation and toward patient safety and quality improvement.



SHARED DECISION MAKING KEYNOTETaylor Healthcare Booth 306NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member600 Albany StreetDayton, OH 45417800-442-6819 | www.taylorcommunications.orgTaylor Healthcare, a part of Taylor Communica-tions, Inc., is a marketing and communications company servicing the health care industry with a broad spectrum of tangible and digital solutions primarily in the acute, long-term care, and payer markets.

POSTER SESSIONPacira PharmaceuticalsBooth 404NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member5 Sylvan WayParsippany, NJ 07054973-254-3560 | www.pacira.comPacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a specialty pharmaceutical company currently focused on the development of non-opioid products. Its lead product, EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension), uses DepoFoam®, a proprietary drug delivery platform that encap-sulates drugs without altering their molecular structure and releases them over time.

PROGRAM SUPPORTBaxterBooth 700One Baxter Pkwy.Deerfield, IL 60015224-948-2000 | www.baxter.comBaxter touches millions of lives every day. Our products and services are essential build-ing blocks of health care. You’ll find Baxter’s products and therapies on nearly every floor, in every department, in almost every hospital worldwide. You’ll find us in clinics and in the home. Patients and providers rely on Baxter for lifesaving renal and medical products, including intravenous (IV) solutions, systems and administrative sets, IV infusion parenteral nutrition, perioperative care, pharmacy devices and software, acute renal care, and home and in-center dialysis.

FUJIFILM SonoSiteBooth 507NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member21919 30th Drive SEBothell, WA 98021 425-951-1200 | www.sonosite.comFUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., the world leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound delivers solutions that meet imaging needs of the medi-cal community. SonoSite Solutions, a program developed by SonoSite, provides a ready-made,

but highly modifiable and scalable, clinical pathway to reduce CVC-insertion complica-tions and a new PIV solution through the use of point-of-care ultrasound.

BRONZEAmerican Hospital Association155 N. Wacker DriveChicago, IL 60606312.422.3000 | www.aha.orgThe AHA leads, represents, and serves hospitals, health systems, and other related organizations that are accountable to the community and committed to health improvement. For more than a century, in all its initiatives the associa-tion has sought to serve the needs of com-munities and health improvement, with a dual trade organization/public interest emphasis.

Anthem120 Monument CircleIndianapolis, IN 46204317-488-6000 | www.antheminc.comAnthem is working to transform health care with trusted and caring solutions. Our health plan companies deliver quality products and services that give their members access to the care they need. With over 72 million people served by its affiliated companies, including more than 38 million enrolled in its family of health plans, Anthem is one of the nation’s lead-ing health benefits companies.

HCA Healthcare1 Park PlazaNashville, TN 37203615-344-9551 | www.hcahealthcare.comHCA is one of the nation’s leading providers of health care services, comprising locally man-aged facilities that include 168 hospitals and 113 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, Nashville-based HCA created a new format for hospital care in America.

Masimo52 DiscoveryIrvine, CA 92618949-297-7000 | www.Masimo.comA key medical technology innovator, Masimo is responsible for the invention of award-winning noninvasive technologies, medical devices, and a wide array of sensors that are revolutionizing patient monitoring in various care settings.

The Risk AuthorityBooth 301PO Box 60790Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-723-6824 | www.theriskauthority.comThe Risk Authority Stanford (TRA) is a risk con-sulting firm breaking barriers to confront health care’s challenges head-on. Our creative think-ing, breakthrough technology, and cutting-edge solutions protect patients by reducing

medical error. We believe risk management can foster sustainable improvements in patient out-comes and satisfaction as well as risk financing and hospital performance.

Zynx HealthNPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300Los Angeles, CA 90024 888.333.ZYNX (9969)www.zynxhealth.comZynx Health is the leader in clinical improve-ment solutions that provide care guidance to enhance quality and decrease variation across an individual’s health journey. Zynx Health partners with organizations to continuously and measurably improve care every day, for every patient.

REFRESHMENT STATIONivWatchBooth 510/5121100 Exploration Way, Suite 209Hampton, VA 23666855-489-2824www.ivwatch.comivWatch, LLC, develops, markets, and sells bio-medical sensor technology focused on improv-ing patient safety in infusion therapy and vascular access. ivWatch provides a first-of-its-kind medical device that continuously monitors peripheral IVs for infiltration and extravasation events to help eliminate patient harm associ-ated with adverse events and reduce drug delivery errors.

BREAKFASTSPricewaterhouseCoopers300 Madison AvenueNew York, NY 10017646-471-3000www.pwc.comPwC’s Health Industries Group serves as a catalyst for change and the leading advisor to organizations across the health continuum. PwC draws from its broad perspective and capabilities across and beyond the health industries to help solve the array of emerging complex problems health organizations face, lead cultural and clinical transformation, and create a new sustainable model for care deliv-ery that is quality-driven, patient-centered, and technology-enabled.

StrykerBooth 410/412NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member4100 E. Milham AvenueKalamazoo, MI 49001800-253-3210www.stryker.comStryker, one of the world’s leading medi-cal technology companies, offers a diverse array of innovative products and services in

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orthopaedics, medical and surgical, neurotech-nology, and spine, which help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

PATIENT AND PATIENT ADVOCATE SCHOLARSHIPSConstellationBooth 4147701 France Ave S, Suite 500Minneapolis, MN 55435952-838-6700 | ConstellationMutual.comConstellation is a growing partnership of mutual liability and provider support com-panies that focus on solutions to help deliver better-quality care, a better patient experience, and lower cost of care. Our mutual liability companies include MMIC, UMIA, and Arkansas Mutual.

PricewaterhouseCoopersSee description on page 5.

SIMULATION SUPPORTSociety for Simulation in HealthcareBooth 3162021 L Street NW, Suite 400Washington, DC 20036866-730-6127 | www.SSiH.orgThe Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) represents the rapidly growing group of educators and researchers who utilize a variety of simulation techniques for education, testing, and research in health care. We are a broad-based, multi-disciplinary, multi-specialty, international society with ties to all medical specialties, nursing, allied health paramedical personnel, and industry.

HAND SANITIZER STATIONSDebMed USA, LLCBooth 7152815 Coliseum Centre Dr., Suite 600 Charlotte, NC 28217-1388 866-783-0422 | www.debmed.comDebMed helps hospitals increase hand hygiene compliance and reduce infection rates through a cost-effective and clinically proven moni-toring system that drives positive outcomes through better measurement.

FRIEND SUPPORTERSAmerican Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)7272 Wisconsin AvenueBethesda, MD 208141-866-279-0681 | www.ashp.orgASHP’s Medication Safety Collaborative is a con-ference for your entire patient safety team and a key component in our effort to improve quality

and patient care. ASHP represents pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in acute and ambulatory settings. Our 43,000+ members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians.

BDBooth 406NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member1 Becton DriveFranklin Lakes, NJ 07417201.847.6800 | www.bd.comBD is a global medical technology company that provides innovative solutions that help advance cellular studies and genomics, enhance the diagnosis of infectious disease and cancer, improve medication management, pro-mote infection prevention, equip surgical and interventional procedures, optimize respiratory care, and support the management of diabetes. BD has more than 45,000 associates across 50 countries.

CNA333 South Wabash AvenueChicago, IL 60604 1-800-CNA-2000 | www.cna.comWith more than 50 years of experience serv-ing the health care industry, CNA is a trusted industry-leading provider of insurance solutions and services across the continuum of care. CNA is proud to be a founding sponsor of the National Patient Safety Foundation.

CoverysNPSF Patient Safety Coalition MemberOne Financial Center, 13th FloorBoston, MA 02111800-225-6168 | www.Coverys.comCoverys is an innovative medical professional liability insurance provider dedicated to helping its policyholders and clients anticipate, identify, and manage risk to reduce errors, eliminate inefficiency, and improve outcomes. Named to Ward’s Top 50 list since 2010, Coverys is committed to financial stability, integrity, and sustaining our reputation for excellence.

MedPro5814 Reed RoadFort Wayne, IN 46845800-4MEDPRO | www.medpro.comWith over $950 million in annual premium income and more than 200,000 customers, MedPro Group is the national leader in custom-ized insurance, claims, and patient safety and risk solutions for physicians, surgeons, dentists, and other health care professionals, as well as hospitals, senior care, and other health care facilities. MedPro Group includes The Medi-cal Protective Company, Princeton Insurance Company, PLICO, Inc., and MedPro RRG Risk Retention Group.

Michigan Hospital Association2112 University Park DriveOkemos, MI 48864 517-323-3443 | www.mhakeystonecenter.orgThe Michigan Health & Hospital Associa-tion (MHA) Keystone Center brings together hospitals and state and national patient safety experts to collect and report data, and imple-ment evidence-based best practices to improve patient safety and reduce health care costs. For more than a decade, the MHA Keystone Center has achieved this by creating innovative and pioneering approaches to prevent harm and enhance the quality of health care delivered in Michigan hospitals.

Northwell Health2000 Marcus AveNew Hyde Park, NY 11042516-321-6701 | northwell.eduNorthwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ Health System) is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer. With 21 hospitals and nearly 450 outpatient practices, we serve more than 1.8 million people annually in the metro New York area and beyond. Our 61,000 employees work to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institute. We’re train-ing the next generation of medical profession-als at the visionary Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine and the School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. And we offer health insurance through CareConnect. Visit our website for information on our services in more than 100 medical specialties.

Northwestern University Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety633 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 1800Chicago, IL 60611312-503-5533www.northwestern.edu/quality-safetyThe fields of health care quality and patient safety have emerged as central to the devel-opment of good health care, and require acquisition of substantive knowledge and skills. The goal of Northwestern’s graduate programs is to educate and develop leaders in quality improvement and patient safety. All programs are part-time and designed for working profes-sionals.

PhRMA950 F Street NW, Suite 300Washington, DC 20004202-835-3400 | www.phrma.orgPhRMA, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, represents the coun-try’s leading biopharmaceutical researchers and biotechnology companies. Our members are committed to finding tomorrow’s cures and treatments for some of the most serious


diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s. New medicines are an integral part of the health care system, providing doctors and their patients with safe and effective treatment options, and extending and improving quality of life.

Premier13034 Ballantyne Corporate PlaceCharlotte, NC 28277877-777-1552 | www.premierinc.comPremier, Inc., is a leading health care improve-ment company, uniting an alliance of approxi-mately 3,600 U.S. hospitals and 120,000 other providers to transform health care. With inte-grated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, advisory services, and more, Premier innovations reinvent and improve the way care is delivered nationwide.

RL SolutionsBooth 205/2071 Yonge Street, Suite 2300Toronto, ON M5E 1E5416-410-8456 | www.rlsolutions.comRL Solutions is a global company that designs comprehensive health care software for patient feedback, incident reporting and risk manage-ment, infection surveillance, claims manage-ment, peer review, and root cause analysis. With over 1,600 clients – including health care networks, hospitals, and long-term care facilities – we pride ourselves on creating and maintain-ing long-lasting relationships.

UNT Health Science Center Institute for Patient Safety3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.Fort Worth, TX 76107email: [email protected] www.unthsc.edu/patientsafetyThe UNT Health Science Center Institute for Patient Safety focuses on professional and

community education, research, and quality improvement projects to reduce medical errors and ensure a higher quality of health care. Its collaborative model includes other universities and hospitals in a community-wide effort that combines expertise from the fields of medicine, science, engineering, public health, nursing, and patient advocacy.

MEDIA SUPPORT PSQH100 Winners Circle, Suite 300Brentwood, TN 37027800-727-5257 x2237 | www.psqh.comPatient Safety & Quality Healthcare is focused on the successful implementation of patient safety and quality improvement programs and affiliated topics. Written by expert clinical prac-titioners who share their experience, process, and improvement results, PSQH is published six times a year in print and offers daily online access.

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KIERLAND GRAND BALLROOM, LEVEL2

Hours:Monday, May 23, 4:15PM – 6:15PM

Tuesday, May 24, 12:00PM – 1:30PM and 4:15PM – 6:15PM

Wednesday, May 25, 12:00PM – 1:30PM

Simulation Stations211 Simulation 1: The Heart, It Matters:

A Cardiac Event 417 Simulation 2: The Heart of the Matter: Using

Simulation During a Root Cause Analysis711 Simulation 3: Heart to Hearts Matter:

Communication and Resolution After an Event

NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Members at the Learning & Simulation CenterBD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406DuPont Sustainable Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . 703FUJIFILM SonoSite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507Laerdal Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204/206Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. . . . . . . . . 311Medtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818MERCI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606Pacira Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404PeraHealth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303/305Quantros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600Sage Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610Stryker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410/412Taylor Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

ExhibitorsAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality

(AHRQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302ARANZ Medical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618Baxter Healthcare Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . 700BD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406BioSeal Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602CareView Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416Clarity Group, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704Constellation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414CRICO Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508Datix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511/513DebMed USA, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715DNV GL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814DuPont Sustainable Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . 703ECRI Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407Education Management Solutions, Inc . . . . . . 202ELM Exchange, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717EZ Way, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411FDA CDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217FUJIFILM SonoSite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507Gaumard Scientific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519Imprivata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314ivWatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510/512The Joint Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400Joint Commission Center for Transforming

Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402KBCore by CRG Medical, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 705/707L&H Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505Laerdal Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204/206Limbs & Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. . . . . . . . . 311

Marsh ClearSight, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200MCN Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Medisas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307MedStar Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604Medtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818MERCI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606Midas+, A Xerox Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503National Patient Safety Foundation . . . . . 401Ob Hospitalist Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Outcome Engenuity, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517Pacira Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404Patient Shield Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612Pavisse Incident Management Solution . . 201/203PeraHealth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303/305Philips Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603/605Pocket Nurse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616Quantros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600The Risk Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301RL Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205/207Sage Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610Sedgwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614Sensium Healthcare, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515

SenTec, by Master Distributor Bemes, Inc. . . . . 701Sherwin-Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607Society for Simulation in Healthcare . . . . . . . 316SolidLine Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506Stryker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410/412The Sullivan Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304SwipeSense, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816System Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315Taylor Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306Truven Health Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413University of Illinois at Chicago College of

Medicine, Department of Medical Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics at Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

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2016 NPSF CONGRESS EXHIBITORS

The National Patient Safety Foundation expresses appreciation to these organizations for their support of the NPSF Congress.

Agency for Healthcare Research 302 and Quality (AHRQ) 540 Gaither RoadRockville, MD 20850301-427-1393 | www.ahrq.hhs.govAHRQ’s mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the US Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.

ARANZ Medical 618110 Papanui Road Christchurch, New Zealand+64 3-37-46120 | www.aranzmedical.comThe proven leader in electronic wound assess-ment systems, Silhouette, by ARANZ Medical, offers consistent wound images, 3D measure-ment information, and accurate wound tracking. It can be fully integrated with EMR systems. Silhouette’s reliable information improves the quality of care by supporting collaboration and timely intervention, increasing patient engage-ment, and lifting organizational assessment capability.

Baxter 700Program Supporter One Baxter Pkwy.Deerfield, IL 60015224-948-2000 | www.baxter.comBaxter touches millions of lives every day. Our products and services are essential build-ing blocks of health care. You’ll find Baxter’s products and therapies on nearly every floor, in every department, in almost every hospital worldwide. You’ll find us in clinics and in the home. Patients and providers rely on Baxter for lifesaving renal and medical products, including intravenous (IV) solutions, systems and administrative sets, IV infusion parenteral nutrition, perioperative care, pharmacy devices and software, acute renal care, and home and in-center dialysis.

BD 406 Friend SupporterNPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member 1 Becton DriveFranklin Lakes, NJ 07417201.847.6800 | www.bd.comBD is a global medical technology company that provides innovative solutions that help advance cellular studies and genomics, enhance the diag-nosis of infectious disease and cancer, improve medication management, promote infection prevention, equip surgical and interventional procedures, optimize respiratory care and sup-port the management of diabetes. BD has more than 45,000 associates across 50 countries.

BioSeal Systems 60210205 Legend Rock RoadEscondido, CA 92026 760-749-9861 | www.bioseal.comBioSeal Systems is located in San Diego, Cali-fornia, where it manufacturers the world’s only BioSafety Level 4 Human Remains Pouch. These systems are currently serving public health agencies, health care systems, law enforcement agencies and funeral directors across the US.

CareView Communications 416405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Suite B-240972-943-6050 | www.care-view.comThe CareView System improves patient safety by preventing falls in the hospital; reducing 1:1 sitter costs; and allowing caregivers to observe multiple patients from one centralized location. Virtual Bed Rails® and Virtual Chair Rails® work by alerting caregivers of potential falls BEFORE they occur.

Clarity Group, Inc. 7048725 West Higgins Road, Suite 810Chicago, IL 60631773-864-8280 | www.claritygrp.comClarity Group is a health care resource company specializing in risk, quality, and safety (RQS) man-agement. Our products and services include the Healthcare SafetyZone® Portal – a simple, web-based patient safety and incident reporting tool; claims management software; RQS consulting and educational services; captive insurance; and Clarity PSO, a Patient Safety Organization.

Constellation 414Patient and Patient Advocate Scholarship Supporter7701 France Ave S, Suite 500Minneapolis, MN 55435952-838-6700 | ConstellationMutual.comConstellation is a growing partnership of mutual liability and provider support companies that focus on solutions to help deliver better-quality care, a better patient experience, and lower cost of care. Our mutual liability companies include MMIC, UMIA, and Arkansas Mutual.

CRICO Strategies 508Research Keynote Supporter1325 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02215617-450-5500 | www.rmf.harvard.edu/StrategiesCRICO Strategies partners with health care organizations to code malpractice claims and analyze the clinical themes driving patient harm. Our taxonomy provides the basis for our National Comparative Benchmarking System (CBS)—a database representing 30% of US medical mal-practice claims—enabling deep analyses, shar-ing, and prioritization of patient safety agendas.

Datix 511/513155 North Wacker Drive Suite 1930Chicago, IL 60606 312-724-7776 | www.datixhealth.comA patient safety organization founded in 1986, Datix is renowned as the global leader of patient safety software, protecting over 1,000,000 people at 20,000 sites around the world. Datix delivers enterprise risk management products, enabling our customers to become high-reliability organi-zations, building a culture of patient safety.

DebMed USA, LLC 715Hand Sanitizer Station Supporter2815 Coliseum Centre Dr., Suite 600 Charlotte, NC 28217-1388 866-783-0422 | www.debmed.comDebMed helps hospitals increase hand hygiene compliance and reduce infection rates through a cost-effective and clinically proven monitoring system that drives positive outcomes through better measurement.

DNV GL 8141400 Ravello DriveKaty, TX 77449 281-396-1700 | www.dnvgl.comDNV GL is your partner for safer health care, pro-viding quality-driven accreditation and clinical excellence certifications to America’s hospitals. Synergi Life is our software of choice for tracking occurrence of patient harm, identifying risks, ensuring compliance, and improving perfor-mance. It is used by over 700,000 users globally, across a number of industries and businesses such as energy, health care, transport, local gov-ernment, construction, and more.

DuPont Sustainable Solutions 703NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member974 Centre RoadWilmington, DE 19805302-332-7663 | www.safepeoplesafepatients.comDuPont Sustainable Solutions applies DuPont’s real-world experience, history of innovation, problem-solving success, and strong brands to help organizations transform their workplaces and work cultures to become safer and more efficient.

ECRI Institute 4075200 Butler PikePlymouth Meeting, PA 19462 610-825-6000 | www.ecri.orgECRI Institute is an independent nonprofit with nearly 50 years of experience researching the best approaches to improving patient care. Our unbiased, evidence-based research, information, membership programs, and educational services help you lead your organization in assessing and addressing patient safety, quality, and risk management challenges.


2016 NPSF CONGRESS EXHIBITORSEducation Management Solutions, Inc. 202436 Creamery Way, Suite 300Exton, PA 19341 610-701-7002 | www.SIMULATIONiQ.comEducation Management Solutions (EMS) presents SIMULATIONiQ™, the only intelligent simulation management operating platform for clinical training environments. Visit our booth to learn how you can bring all your programs, people, and processes into a single, simplified view that saves time, improves clinical outcomes, and provides peace of mind.

ELM Exchange, Inc. 7172 Loganwood Court Rockville, MD 20852888-315-4356 | www.elmexchange.comELM Exchange (ELM), a member of the Coverys family of companies, provides customized online educational programs that give health care providers the knowledge and tools to minimize clinical risk and maximize patient safety and satisfaction. Helping health care providers meet requirements for continuing education, practice safer medicine, and avoid lawsuits. Helping patients benefit from safer health care provid-ers. Helping hospitals and medical malpractice insurance carriers reduce risk, increase patient safety, and pay fewer claims. Helping risk manag-ers focus on proactive prevention, saving time, stress, and money.

EZ Way, Inc. 411P.O. Box 89Clarinda, IA 51632712-542-1849 | ezlifts.comEZ Way is a manufacturer/distributor of patient transfer equipment featuring mobile floor lifts, sit-stands, ceiling lifts, and lateral transfer and repositioning equipment for the safety of patients and caregivers. Now introducing the New EZ Bathing Line and EZ Multi-Purpose Stretcher/Chair.

FDA CDER 21710001 New Hampshire AvenueSilver Spring, MD 20993301-796-3107 | www.fda.govThe US Food & Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) makes sure that safe and effective drugs are available to improve the health of the American people. CDER ensures that prescription and over-the-counter drugs, both brand name and generic, work correctly and that the health benefits outweigh known risks.

FUJIFILM SonoSite 507Program SupporterNPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member21919 30th Drive SEBothell, WA 98021425-951-1200 | www.sonosite.comFUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., the world leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, delivers solutions that meet imaging needs of the medi-cal community. SonoSite Solutions, a program developed by SonoSite, provides a ready-made,

but highly modifiable and scalable, clinical path-way to reduce CVC-insertion complications, and a new PIV solution through the use of point-of-care ultrasound.

Gaumard Scientific 51914700 SW 136th StreetMiami, FL 33196 305-971-3790 | www.gaumard.comGaumard provides simulation solutions for health care education, offering maternal, neonatal, emergency, nursing, respiratory, and life support simulators and Tetherless “Care in Motion” simula-tion technology. We are the pioneers and the industry leaders. Educators worldwide rely on our diverse line of simulators to train today’s health care students and professionals.

Imprivata 31410 Maguire Rd Lexington, MA 02421 781-761-1498 | www.imprivata.comImprivata, the health care IT security company, is a leading provider of authentication, access management, secure communications, and patient identification solutions for the health care industry. Imprivata products address compliance and security challenges while improving provider productivity and the patient experience.

ivWatch 510/512Refreshment Station Supporter1100 Exploration Way, Suite 209Hampton, VA 23666855-489-2824 | www.ivwatch.comivWatch LLC develops, markets, and sells biomedical sensor technology focused on improving patient safety in infusion therapy and vascular access. ivWatch provides a first-of-its-kind medical device that continuously monitors peripheral IVs for infiltration and extravasation events to help eliminate patient harm associated with adverse events and reduce drug delivery errors.

The Joint Commission 400Leadership Day SupporterOne Renaissance Blvd.Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181630-792-5689 | www.jointcommission.orgThe Joint Commission strives to improve health care by evaluating organizations and inspir-ing them to excel in providing safe, effective, high-quality care. Leverage our unmatched knowledge and expertise as you move your organization beyond accreditation and toward patient safety and quality improvement. Learn more about the enterprise at Booth 400/402.

Joint Commission Center for 402 Transforming HealthcareOne Renaissance Blvd. Oakbrook Terrace, Il 60181630-792-5560www.centerfortransforminghealthcare.orgThe Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare aims to transform health care into a

high reliability industry by developing effective solutions to health care’s most critical safety and quality problems. Two NEW tools: Preventing Falls TST®; Oro™ 2.0 High Reliability Organiza-tional Assessment.

KBCore by CRG Medical, Inc. 705/707PO Box 2042Bellaire, TX 77402713-349-9619 | www.kbco.reCRG Medical is a health care technology company designed to support organizations in accelerating their journey to high reliability. KBCore™ and Purple Button mobile app are revolutionizing health care process improvement and safe practices. CRG’s technology fosters complete engagement of the workforce, creating knowledge and continual improvement toward a goal of zero preventable harm.

L&H Companies 505425 North 3rd StreetReading, PA 19601610-898-9600 | www.lhsigns.comL&H Companies is the inventor and manufac-turer of the patented Patient Care Sign, which identifies critical patient conditions, improving communication between caregivers and reduc-ing patient safety risks.

Laerdal Medical 204/206Learning & Simulation Center SupporterNPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member167 Myers Corners RoadWappingers Falls, NY 125990845.297.7770 | www.laerdal.comFor more than 50 years, health care providers and educators have trusted Laerdal to offer products, services, and solutions that help improve patient outcomes and survivability. By supporting the advancement of resuscitation science, improving medical education, and strengthening the chain of survival in communities worldwide, we help you save more lives.

Limbs & Things 501PO Box 15669 Savannah, GA 31416912-629-0357 | www.limbsandthings.comLimbs & Things is a leading developer and manu-facturer of medical simulation training products for clinical skills, women’s health, and the surgical specialties. Recognized globally for our superior and comprehensive product offering, our trainers provide a realistic hands-on learning experience for academic and clinical professionals.

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 311Wireless Internet Access SupporterNPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member675 McDonnell Blvd.Hazelwood, MO 63042 314-654-2000 | www.mallinckrodt.comMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals is an industry leader in providing specialty biopharmaceutical products used in the treatment of autoimmune and rare disease specialty areas, respiratory thera-pies, pain and related conditions, and diagnostic


2016 NPSF CONGRESS EXHIBITORSprocedures. The company’s three segments include branded medicines and devices, and generic drugs.

Marsh ClearSight, LLC 200540 W. Madison Street, Suite 1200Chicago, IL 60661855-478-2771 | www.marshclearsight.comMarsh ClearSight is the global leader in technol-ogy, analytics, and service solutions across risk, safety, and claims management. For more than 40 years, we have been serving risk management and claims administration needs of corporations, public entities, third-party administrators, and insurance carriers.

MCN Healthcare 2151777 S Harrison Street, #405Denver, CO 80210800-538-6264 ext. 30 | www.mcnhealthcare.comFor nearly 30 years, MCN Healthcare has been a leading provider of regulatory compliance solutions for hospitals and other health care organizations. Health care professionals around the globe rely on MCN for policy management software, compliance-ready policy and proce-dure templates, and email alert notifications of changes in regulations.

Medisas 3071 Bluxome Street, Suite 204San Francisco, CA 94107855-633-4727 | www.medisas.comMedisas is an intelligent patient list that puts the care team on the same page. Integrated with your EMR, Medisas provides a dashboard of real-time information needed for handoff, rounding, and discharge. Medisas streamlines communica-tion and standardizes care for your hospital to reduce preventable medical errors and improve discharge times.

MedStar Health 6045565 Sterrett Place, 5th FloorColumbia, MD 21044410-772-6500 | www.medstarhealth.orgMedStar Health combines the best aspects of academic medicine, research, and innovation with a complete spectrum of clinical services to advance patient care. MedStar is a $4.2 billion, not-for-profit, regional health care system.

Medtronic 818NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member710 Medtronic Pkwy.Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604800-633-8766 | www.medtronic.comAs a global leader in medical technology, ser-vices, and solutions, Medtronic improves the lives and health of millions of people each year. We use our deep clinical, therapeutic, and economic expertise to address the complex challenges faced by health care systems today. Let’s take healthcare Further, Together.

MERCI 606NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member3213 West Wheeler Street, #178Seattle, WA 98199 206-855-3260 | www.merciprogram.comMERCI is a patient safety training enterprise designed specifically to serve hospitals in need of methodology, validation, and ongoing auditing to reduce procedural medical errors and improve patient safety. Our aim is to implement programs that provide training, maintenance of skills, and adherence to industry best practices to reduce preventable errors.

Midas+, A Xerox Company 5034801 East Broadway Blvd.., Suite 335Tucson, AZ 85711 800-737-8835 | www.midasplus.comSince 1987 Midas+ has continued to innovate through integrated care management solutions, advanced analytics and population health capa-bilities. We provide a holistic solution platform for health care organizations wanting the advan-tages of a single vendor. Our success is found through high retention rates and continued client satisfaction.

National Patient Safety 401 Foundation280 Summer Street, Ninth Fl.Boston, MA 02210617-391-9900 | www.npsf.orgThe National Patient Safety Foundation’s vision is to create a world where patients and those who care for them are free from harm. A central voice for patient safety since 1997, NPSF partners with patients and families, the health care community, and key stakeholders to advance patient safety and health care workforce safety and disseminate strategies to prevent harm. NPSF is an indepen-dent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Ob Hospitalist Group 31710 Centimeters Drive Mauldin, SC 29662800-967-2289 | www.OBHG.comOb Hospitalist Group leads the industry in developing and managing OB/GYN hospitalist programs, featuring an obstetric emergency department (OBED) staffed with board-certified physicians 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. With our unparalleled commitment to the quality and safety of women’s health care and our experience in deploying specialized programs nationwide, we have developed a unique OB/GYN hospitalist program that benefits everyone we serve: local obstetrical providers, nurses, hospital administra-tors, and, most importantly, patients.

Outcome Engenuity, LLC 5175048 Tennyson Pkwy., Suite 250Plano, TX 75204214-778-2036 | www.justculture.orgOutcome Engenuity is a risk management firm helping businesses and regulatory authori-ties manage the hazards of our shared human

fallibility. Its certification courses on high reli-ability, event investigation, and Just Culture are the gold standard for safety professionals across industries.

Pacira Pharmaceuticals 404Poster Session SupporterNPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member5 Sylvan WayParsippany, NJ 07054973-254-3560 | www.pacira.comPacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty phar-maceutical company currently focused on the development of non-opioid products. Its lead product, EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome inject-able suspension), uses DepoFoam®, a proprietary drug delivery platform that encapsulates drugs without altering their molecular structure, and releases them over time.

Patient Shield Concepts 6121181 South Parker Road, Suite 102Denver, CO 80231303-525-0216 | www.pscmed.netPatient Shield Concepts is dedicated to reducing cross-contamination in settings such as the OR, PACU, and ICU. The SuctionShield—designed specifically to protect against infection through suction tip contamination—is a unique holster and bedside attachment device. The Suction-Shield is a disposable, single-patient, 24-hour use product.

Pavisse Incident Management Solution 201/20390 New Montgomery Street 13th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94105 415-369-8460 www.pavisse.comPavisse is an integrated end-to-end enterprise Incident Management Solution. Embedded workflows manage incidents, CAPs, peer review, claims, audits, and reporting. It dynamically manages incidents and supports any taxonomy, including patient safety, employee/non-employee, security operations, environment, and HIPAA. It complies with all PSO reporting stan-dards and is customizable to any organization.

PeraHealth 303/305NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member6302 Fairview Road, Suite 310Charlotte, NC 28210 866-362-0001 | www.perahealth.comPowered by the Rothman Index, a disease agnostic universal score for predicting patient readmission and mortality risk that is validated by 16 peer-reviewed publications, PeraHealth’s real-time clinical surveillance software pulls data from all major EHR systems with no added manual data entry for staff. The result is an earlier warning system trending patient condition over time, alerting clinicians to subtle patient deterio-ration to help optimize ICU use, hardwire rapid response teams, and enhance palliative care.



Philips Healthcare 603/6053000 Minuteman RoadAndover, MA 01810978-659-3707 | www.usa.philips.com/healthcarePhilips is a technology company focused on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation across the health continuum, from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and home care. It’s a unique perspective empowering us all to create a healthier future.

Pocket Nurse 616610 Frankfort RoadMonaca, PA 15061800-225-1600 | www.pocketnurse.comPocket Nurse® is a nurse owned and operated company. We provide quality and cost-effective medical supplies and equipment to health care educators and simulation labs worldwide. Pocket Nurse® is the exclusive distributor of Demo Dose®, a complete line of simulated medications for education. Order from our catalog or from our website.

Quantros 600NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member691 South Milpitas Blvd., Suite 100Milpitas, CA 95035877.782.6876 | www.quantros.comQuantros helps thousands of hospitals, health systems, and retail pharmacies perform the clinical, financial, and operational reporting and analysis needed for accountable care. Through the better use of data and analytics, Quantros empowers customers to accurately measure and benchmark quality, improve safety performance, and lower the total cost of care.

The Risk Authority 301Bronze SupporterPO Box 60790Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-723-6824 | www.theriskauthority.comThe Risk Authority Stanford (TRA) is a risk consult-ing firm breaking barriers to confront health care’s challenges head-on. Our creative thinking, breakthrough technology, and cutting-edge solutions protect patients by reducing medical error. We believe risk management can foster sustainable improvements in patient outcomes and satisfaction as well as risk financing and hospital performance.

RL Solutions 205/207Friend Supporter1 Yonge Street, Suite 2300Toronto, ON M5E 1E5416-410-8456 | www.rlsolutions.comRL Solutions is a global company that designs comprehensive health care software for patient feedback, incident reporting and risk manage-ment, infection surveillance, claims manage-ment, peer review, and root cause analysis. With over 1,600 clients – including health care networks, hospitals, and long-term care facilities – we pride ourselves on creating and maintain-ing long-lasting relationships.

Sage Products 610NPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member3909 Three Oaks RdCary, IL 60013 800-323-2220 | www.sageproducts.comSage Products LLC is a leader in infection preven-tion health care products that deliver extraor-dinary outcomes for patients and health care providers. Our innovative products and industry-leading brands enhance care by addressing risk factors for hospital-acquired infections, patient skin injury, and health care worker injury.

Sedgwick 6141100 Ridgeway Loop, Suite 200Memphis, TN 38120 866-225-9951 | www.sedgwick.comSedgwick is an industry leader in providing customized, professional liability and medical malpractice claim administration services, as well as health care risk management and patient safety solutions to health care organizations across the country.

Sensium Healthcare, Inc. 515100 Cummings Center, Suite 434JBeverly, MA 01915781-743-1293 | www.sensium-healthcare.comThe Sensium Healthcare system provides wireless monitoring of vital signs, using world-leading wireless innovation, with proven performance and reliability, to deliver clinical support and patient comfort, confidence, and mobility. Sensi-umVitals® is a discreet, wearable, wireless system which continuously monitors heart rate, respira-tion rate, and temperature, notifying clinicians of patient deterioration and allowing intervention before the patient’s condition worsens.

SenTec, by Master Distributor Bemes, Inc. 701800 Sun Park DriveFenton, MO 63026800-969-2363 | www.sentec.chThe SenTec Digital Monitoring System (SDMS) provides accurate, continuous, non-invasive, real-time monitoring of patient arterial CO2, oxygen saturation, and heart rate utilizing the “V-Sign Sensor,” the world’s only digital transcutaneous sensor. Through accurate real-time monitoring and patient trend memory, we can better assess patient ventilation and oxygenation in all clinical settings.

Sherwin-Williams 607Silver Supporter101 Prospect Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 800-524-5979 | swpaintshield.comSherwin-Williams announces a game-changing advancement in coatings technology. Paint Shield™ helps prevent the spread of certain bacteria that can cause hospital-acquired infec-tions (HAIs). This is an EPA-registered microbicidal paint that kills these bacteria within 2 hours of exposure on a painted surface. It is the result of Sherwin-Williams coatings scientists working with microbiologists.

Society for Simulation in Healthcare 316Simulation Support2021 L Street NW, Suite 400Washington, DC 20036866-730-6127 | www.SSiH.orgThe Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) represents the rapidly growing group of educa-tors and researchers who utilize a variety of simulation techniques for education, testing, and research in health care. We are a broad-based, multi-disciplinary, multi-specialty, international society with ties to all medical specialties, nurs-ing, allied health paramedical personnel, and industry.

SolidLine Media 506180 West Washington, 12th FloorChicago, IL 60602 312-648-6600 | www.minuteformedicine.comMinute for Medicine is a turnkey, custom-branded library of 52 one-minute patient safety videos developed by SolidLine Media. Each video provides short, fun, educational messages on key patient safety, high-reliability, and patient partnership related content. SolidLine Media is a full service video production company that has developed a niche in health care. SolidLine is an expert at taking your health care stories and turn-ing them into short or long productions aimed to influence sustainable culture change.

Stryker 410/412Breakfast SupporterNPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member4100 E. Milham AvenueKalamazoo, MI 49001800-253-3210 | www.stryker.comStryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, offers a diverse array of innovative products and services in orthopae-dics, medical and surgical, neurotechnology, and spine, which help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

The Sullivan Group 3041S. 450 Summit Avenue, Suite 320Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181630-268-1188www.thesullivangroup.com/RSQSolutionsThe Sullivan Group has been dedicated to improving patient safety and reducing medical errors for almost two decades. Our scalable and comprehensive solutions include evidence-based online education programs, timely clinical decision support tools, and performance-mea-suring assessments. We aim to change clinical practice and directly impact the frequency of adverse events.

SwipeSense, Inc. 8164619 N. Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60640847-440-6215 | www.swipesense.comSwipeSense is helping transform the way health care organizations manage infection control. Every hand hygiene event performed is automat-ically recorded, with the date, time, and location where it occurred, using the SwipeSense System.


It is an easy and effortless way to ensure the compliance data needed for quality initiatives is collected continuously and accurately.

System Improvements 315238 S. Peters RoadSuite 301Knoxville, TN 37923865-539-2139www.taproot.comOur sole focus is root cause analysis and provid-ing consistent repeatable results through our TapRooT® system. By analyzing patient safety–related events using our tools for data collec-tion, root cause analysis, and corrective action development, you will find trend-worthy data and measurable corrective measures for preven-tion of future events.

Taylor Healthcare 306Shared Decision Making Keynote SupporterNPSF Patient Safety Coalition Member600 Albany StreetDayton, OH 45417800-442-6819 | www.taylorcommunications.orgTaylor Healthcare, a part of Taylor Communica-tions, Inc., is a marketing and communications company servicing the health care industry with a broad spectrum of tangible and digital solu-tions primarily in the acute, long-term care, and payer markets.

Truven Health Analytics 4136200 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 300Greenwood Village, CO 80111303-486-6540 | www.truvenhealth.comTruven Health Analytics is dedicated to delivering the answers our clients need to improve quality and patient safety. Our unmatched data assets, technology, analytic expertise, and comprehen-sive perspective have served the health care industry for more than 30 years. We own some of the most trusted brands in health care, includ-ing Micromedex, ActionOI, 100 Top Hospitals, MarketScan, and Advantage Suite.

University of Illinois at Chicago 313 College of Medicine Department of Medical Education1333 S. Halsted StreetChicago, IL 60607866-772-2268 opt. 1 | www.go.uic.edu/npsfThe UIC College of Medicine offers an online master’s degree and graduate certificate in

patient safety leadership. These programs develop leaders in quality patient care practices who measurably improve health care outcomes and help create an organizational culture of patient safety.

The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics at Houston 4097000 Fannin, Suite 650Houston, TX 77030713-500-3591 | www.sbmi.uth.eduFounded in 1997, The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) is located in Houston, Texas, and calls the world’s largest medical center, the Texas Medical Center, home. SBMI is the only freestanding school of biomedi-cal informatics in the country and offers graduate certificates, master’s degrees, and doctorates in health informatics. The school’s mission is to educate future scientists and professionals in biomedical informatics and health information technology, conduct informatics research to improve health care, and advance biomedical discovery and develop advanced informatics tools to solve problems in health care.

U.S. News Hospital Data Insights 4181050 Thomas Jefferson Street NWWashington, DC 20007202-955-2171 | hdi.usnews.comU.S. News Hospital Data Insights is an analytics platform from U.S. News & World Report based on the data underpinning the Best Hospitals and Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. With access to more than 12 million data points on 2,500+ domestic hospitals, Hospital Data Insights empowers hospital administrators with never-before-released content sets for enhanced strategic planning and quality assessment.

UMF Corporation 3004709 Golf Road, Suite 300aSkokie, Il 60076 847-983-8627 | perfectclean.comInnovators and specialists in environmental hygiene, UMF delivers advanced technology with industry-leading PerfectCLEAN® infection prevention products and training. The company is the only US company that designs, engineers, and manufactures high-performance fibers and accessories to help its customers meet tough new challenges in public health and safety.

Verge Solutions 702PO Box 394Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465 843-628-4168 | www.verge-solutions.comVerge Solutions offers online software tools to streamline and automate administrative pro-cesses for better-quality outcomes and improved patient safety. As your partner, we give you the tools to collect data, identify issues, develop improvement paths, and measure outcomes, all while staying compliant.

Virginia Mason Institute 3191100 Olive Way, Suite 150Seattle, WA 98101206-341-1600 | www.virginiamasoninstitute.orgVirginia Mason Institute provides coaching and education to organizations in order to transform health care worldwide. Using the philosophy that is fundamental to Virginia Mason’s successes, the institute’s approach is not to solve one-off prob-lems, but to guide health care leaders in culture change through lean methods that empower organizations.

Vizient 706Silver Supporter290 E. John Carpenter Fwy.Irving, TX 75062844-825-5842 | www.vizientinc.comVizient, Inc., the largest member-owned health care company in the country, represents the integration of VHA, Inc.; University HealthSystem Consortium; Novation; and MedAssets’ Spend and Clinical Resource Management (SCM) segment, which includes Sg2. Vizient offers innovative data-driven solutions, expertise, and collaborative opportunities to lower costs and enable improved patient outcomes.

Your Patient Boards 601202 West Lawton Edgerton, WI 53534920-379-4077 | www.yourPatientBOARDS.comAt Your Patient Boards, we work together to design custom layouts that your staff can use to improve communication, enhance patient engagement, and improve the overall patient experience. Using patient communication boards can be linked to positively impacting outcomes including HCAHPS and National Patient Safety Goals. Visit our website and watch our new video for a full product demonstration to learn more.

Join us next year for the 19th Annual NPSF PATIENT SAFETY CONGRESS Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld | May 17–19, 2017



Breakout Session Track Chairs

Jason Adelman, MD, MSChief Patient Safety OfficerAssociate Chief Quality OfficerNew York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

Helga Brake, PharmD, CPHQ, CPPSSenior Director, Performance ImprovementThe Institute Director, Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety PSOIllinois Hospital Association

Richard J. Brilli, MD, FAAP, MCCMChief Medical Officer, Nationwide Children’s HospitalProfessor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of MedicineSteering Team Member, Children’s Hospitals Solutions for Patient Safety (CHSPS)

Hayley Burgess, Pharm DDirector, Medication SafetyHospital Corporation of America (HCA)

Allan Frankel, MDChief Medical OfficerSafe and Reliable Healthcare

Vicki Good MSN, RN, CENP, CPPSSystem Director, Patient SafetyCox Health

Don Kennerly, MD, PhDPrincipal Consultant at Kennerly Healthcare Solutions, LLC

Mei Kong, RN, MSNAssistant Vice PresidentPatient Safety and Employee SafetyNew York Health and Hospitals

Urmimala Sarkar, MDAssociate ProfessorUniversity of California San Francisco, School of Medicine

Matthew Scanlon, MD, CPPSProfessor of Pediatrics and Critical Care, Medical College of WisconsinAssociate Medical Director of Information Services, Children’s Hospital of WisconsinExecutive Member, Paediatric International Patient Safety and Quality Community

Roy Soto, MDProfessor, Oakland University William Beaumont School of MedicineResidency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology

Karen P. Zimmer, MD, MPH, FAAPFormer Medical DirectorECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization

2016 NPSF CONGRESS COMMITTEES

NPSF is deeply grateful to these individuals for their time and effort in planning and presenting our 2016 Congress.

Karen Frush, MD, CPPSChief Patient Safety OfficerDuke University Health SystemVice President, QualityLifePoint Hospitals

Sam R. Watson, MSA, CPPS, MT (ASCP)Senior Vice President Patient Safety and QualityExecutive DirectorMHA Keystone Center

2016 Congress Planning Committee Co-Chairs


Immersion Workshop Chairs

James P. Bagian, MD, PEDirector, Center for Health Engineering and Patient SafetyUniversity of Michigan

Joseph DeRosier, PE, CSPProgram Manager, Center for Health Engineering and Patient SafetyUniversity of Michigan

Thomas Gallagher, MDProfessor, Department of Medicine (DOM)Professor (joint), Medical History and EthicsAssociate Chair, Department of Medicine, Patient Care Quality Improvement, Safety and ValueDirector, UW Medicine Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality Improvement, Safety and ValueDirector, Hospital Medicine Service, General Internal MedicineUniversity of Washington

Ann Hendrich, RN, PhD, FAANSenior Vice President, Chief Quality/Safety and Nursing OfficerAscension Health

Linda KenneyPresident and Executive DirectorMedically Induced Trauma Support Services (MITSS)

Ronald M. Wyatt, MD, MHA, DMS(Hon) Patient Safety Officer, Medical Director, Office of Quality and Patient SafetyThe Joint Commission

Poster Review Committee

Marjorie Blundon, MBA Senior Patient Safety Advisor Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Barbara S. Edson, RN, MBA, MHAVice President, Clinical Quality Health Research & Educational Trust American Hospital Association

Cyrus Hopkins, MDFormer Medical Director, Center for Quality and SafetyMassachusetts General Hospital

Della Lin, MDPhysician Consulting in Healthcare Safety/Quality and TransformationPhysician Educator and SpeakerAmerican Hospital Association-Health Research Education Trust, Hawaii Safer Care, Estes Park Institute

Poster Judges

Marjorie Blundon, MBA Senior Patient Safety Advisor Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Jennifer Daley, MD, FACPPhysician ExecutiveTreasurer, NPSF Board of Governors

Frederick Southwick, MDResidency Training DirectorUniversity of Florida College of Medicine

2016 NPSF CONGRESS COMMITTEES


National Patient Safety Foundation npsf.org

Paul W. Abramowitz, PharmD, ScD (hon), FASHP CEO American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Peter B. Angood, MD CEO American Association for Physician Leadership

James P. Bagian, MD, PE Director Center for Health Engineering and Patient Safety University of Michigan

Barbara M. Balik, RN, EdD Principal Common Fire Healthcare Consulting Senior Faculty Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Charles G. Benda, PhD, CPCU, ARM Consultant

Albert Bothe Jr., MD Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer Geisinger Health System

Jeffrey N. Catalano, Esq. Partner Todd & Weld LLP

Jeffrey B. Cooper, PhD Executive Director, Center for Medical Simulation Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital

Ilene Corina Patient Safety Consultant Founder & President PULSE of NY

David G. Danielson, JD, CPA Operations & Risk Executive University of Nebraska Medical Center

Barbara Edson, RN, MBA, MHA Vice President, Clinical Quality Health Research & Educational Trust American Hospital Association

Jane Englebright, PhD, RN Chair Senior Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive & Patient Safety Officer Hospital Corporation of America

Rollin J. “Terry” Fairbanks, MD, MS, FACEP, CPPS Director, National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, MedStar Institute for Innovation, MedStar Health Associate Director, MedStar Institute for Innovation Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University

Timothy T. Flaherty, MD Past Chair, Board of Trustees American Medical Association

Karen Frush, MD, FAAP, CPPS Chief Patient Safety Officer Duke University Health System Vice President, Quality LifePoint Hospitals

Paul A. Gluck, MD Associate Clinical Professor OB GYN University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Senior Medical Advisor Stevens & Lee LLC

Linda K. Kenney President & Executive Director Medically Induced Trauma Support Services

Carol A. Ley, MD, MPH Vice President & Corporate Medical Director 3M Medical Department

Stephen E. Littlejohn, MA, MBA President Climb the Curve Communications LLC

David Marx, JD, BS CEO Outcome Engenuity LLC

Suzanne G. Mintz, MS Founder Family Caregiver Advocacy

Tracey Moorhead, MA President & CEO Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)

Kathryn Rapala, DNP, JD, RN, CPPS Vice President, Clinical Risk Management Aurora Health Care

Mark E. Reynolds President CRICO

Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD, FAAFP, FCLM Professor of Family Medicine University of Wisconsin Medical School

Faye Dance Sheppard, RN, MSN, JD, CPPS Principal Patient Safety Resources

Patricia J. Skolnik, BASW Founder & Executive Director Citizens for Patient Safety

Beth Daley Ullem, MBA Patient Advocate and Governance Expert Board member, Solutions for Patient Safety and The Center for Healthcare Value Former board member, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Thedacare Center for Healthcare Value

Sam R. Watson, MSA, CPPS, MT (ASCP) Vice Chair Senior Vice President Patient Safety & Quality Executive Director MHA Keystone Center

Robert J. White President, Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions Covidien

NPSF Board of Advisors

NPSF Board of Directors

Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP Chairman & CEO The Doctors Company

Peter J. Aranow Independent Investor

Ann Scott Blouin, PhD, RN, FACHE Secretary Executive Vice President Customer Relations The Joint Commission

Doug Bonacum, MBA, BS, CSP, CPPS Vice President Quality, Safety, & Resource Management Kaiser Permanente

Richard C. Boothman, JD Chief Risk Officer University of Michigan Health System

John J. Castellani Former President & CEO Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Jennifer Daley, MD, FACP Treasurer Physician Executive

Robert DeVore President Stonybrook

Jane Englebright, PhD, RN Ex-Officio Member Chair, NPSF Board of Advisors Senior Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive & Patient Safety Officer Hospital Corporation of America

Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, CPPS Ex-Officio Member President & CEO National Patient Safety Foundation

Lillee Gelinas, MSN, BSN, RN, FAAN System Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer CHRISTUS Health

Helen Haskell, MA President Mothers Against Medical Error

Gerald B. Hickson, MD Immediate Past Chair Senior Vice President for Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention, Joseph C. Ross Chair in Medical Education & Administration, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Gary S. Kaplan, MD, FACMPE Chairman & CEO Virginia Mason Health System

Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc, CPPS Chair Chief Clinical Officer Partners HealthCare

Mary Beth Navarra-Sirio, MBA, RN Vice Chair Former Vice President Regulatory Strategy McKesson Corporation

Saul N. Weingart, MD, PhD, CPPS Immediate Past Chair, NPSF Board of Advisors Chief Medical Officer Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs Tufts Medical Center

Apr 13 2016

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