Joe Kiani Named Honorary Academic by Mexican Academy of Surgery

IRVINE, Calif. & MEXICO CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Mexican Academy of Surgery (Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.),
an advisory body of the Mexican Federal Government, named Joe Kiani an
Honorary Academic of the organization. Kiani is the founder of Masimo,
creator of non-invasive monitoring technology and the Patient
Safety Movement Foundation. His appointment was made at the 85^th
Annual Academic Ceremony June 4^th, 2019 at the Mexican
Academy of Surgery Auditorium.

The Mexican Academy of Surgery strives to achieve excellence in surgical
specialties through the continuous development and vigilance of academic
programs. It is committed to the development of education and
investigation in all branches of surgery to maintain the health of all
Mexicans.

“It is an honor to be named an Honorary Academic by the Mexican Academy
of Surgery and to further advance patient outcomes and reduce the cost
of care through advanced technologies and improved processes,” said
Kiani. “The goal of Masimo and the Patient Safety Movement is to create
actionable solutions for patient safety around the globe and eliminate
preventable patient deaths.”

Earlier, at the symposium hosted by the Mexican Academy of Surgery,
Kiani discussed the importance of patient safety and how to ensure it.
Dr. David Mayer, Patient Safety Movement Foundation CEO – and others –
discussed achievements and proposed next steps related to patient safety
and the diverse national and international programs in place.

About Patient Safety Movement

More than 200,000 people die every year in U.S. hospitals and 4.8
million worldwide in ways that could have been prevented. The Patient
Safety Movement Foundation is a global non-profit which creates free
tools for patients and hospitals. The Patient Safety Movement Foundation
was established through the support of the Masimo Foundation for Ethics,
Innovation, and Competition in Healthcare to reduce that number of
preventable deaths to ZERO. Improving patient safety will require a
collaborative effort from all stakeholders, including patients,
healthcare providers, medical technology companies, government,
employers, and private payers. The Patient Safety Movement Foundation
works with all stakeholders to address the problems with actionable
solutions for patient safety. The Foundation also convenes the World
Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit. The Summit brings together
some of the world’s best minds for thought-provoking discussions and new
ideas to challenge the status quo. By presenting specific, high-impact
solutions to meet patient safety challenges, called Actionable Patient
Safety Solutions, encouraging medical technology companies to share the
data their products are purchased for, and asking hospitals to make
commitments to implement Actionable Patient Safety Solutions, the
Patient Safety Movement Foundation is working toward ZERO preventable
deaths. Visit patientsafetymovement.org.

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