As internal & external forces drive healthcare providers to take a new look at improving the safety & quality of healthcare, there are key partnerships and tools that will allow Risk/Patient Safety Managers to make a difference for their organizations, peers and patients. This presentation will provide the audience with ideas about building partnerships and utilizing quality/process improvement tools from other disciplines to achieve measurable improvements in patient outcomes & claims while increasing employee engagement and a proactive approach to making healthcare safe. Leveraging the skills of three traditionally separate disciplines (RM, Patient Safety, Quality), risk professionals can build reliable