Managing risk to improve patient outcomes
RMF Strategies offers evidence-based health care risk management and risk intelligence products and solutions based on methods tested with over 25 years of data from the nation's leading medical institutions.
The company is focused on lowering the cost of risk and preventing loss through the reduction of costly medical errors and fostering best practices in health care systems, commercial and captive medical malpractice insurers, and hospitals. Products and solutions include state-of-the-art methodologies, software tools, and consulting services to control risk and improve patient safety.
RMF Strategies also offers organizations the opportunity to participate in a national community working to leverage the power of real data, compare performance, effect patient safety and drive organizational change. RMF Strategies offers knowledge management solutions to address the problem of patient safety and manage the growing cost of risk.
Evidence-based risk management
Evidence-based risk management is an approach to analyzing processes and enabling change to improve and manage risks inherent in the practice of health care. Our approach begins by building and examining a strong base of evidence from practice evaluations, adverse events, near misses and liability claims.
To make the case for change, we abstract, organize and code the data to highlight root causes. The evidence is analyzed to develop baseline information, identify weaknesses in the system, and establish targets upon which to focus resources and support change.
The information is compared with industry benchmarks and our national comparative database to create better practices and to build action plans for our customers to consider. The partnership between clinical and legal practice produces standards, guidelines and norms for improving patient safety. Finally, the evidence is used in ongoing process improvements and change management programs to sustain adoption and use of improved tools and practices.
Integrated product strategy
RMF Strategies is engaged in the full spectrum of risk management; its products support an integrated strategy that takes a systems approach to examining and addressing medical malpractice. RMF Strategies software and services form a unique continuum that include:
Information Systems
The RMF Strategies Product Suite® of information systems is used by health systems, hospitals, and malpractice insurers nationwide to manage risk operations in their businesses. The Decision Support System relies on the Risk Intelligence Platform® to leverage the power of malpractice data to benchmark performance, identify and understand medical error and drive organizational change.
Consulting Services
Our experienced staff provide risk appraisal and planning engagements, institution and office practice evaluations, loss prevention programs, a patient safety speakers bureau, and offer best practices in claims and litigation management.
Educational Resources
RMF Strategies customers use our programs, products, services, publications and online courses to extend and enhance their own risk management resources.