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Why Healthcare Safety Is a Data Problem: A Conversation with RLDatix’s August Calhoun
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- Apr 28, 2026
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Summary
Safety incidents in healthcare cause tremendous patient suffering—and they also create major financial and operational consequences for health systems. The challenge is that most organizations don’t have enough time, staff, or resources to fully investigate every incident or near miss. According to August Calhoun, president of North America at RLDatix, a global provider of safety, workforce, and data solutions for healthcare organizations, the key to improving safety isn’t simply reporting more events, it’s treating safety as a data issue. Learn more about RLDatix: https://www.rldatix.com/en-nam/ Healthcare IT Community: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/