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Kathleen Shostek
Gain insights on the healthcare loss control market
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Published 08/15/2024
Kathleen Shostek
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    Kathleen Shostek is the Healthcare Loss Control Expert for Munich Re Specialty - North America where she supports the Excess & Surplus Healthcare portfolio and provides risk management and patient/resident safety expertise to clients and insureds. She is an industry recognized healthcare professional experienced in applying risk reduction techniques and innovative approaches to improve patient safety and reduce liability risks. Kathy’s experience is extensive and includes leadership at the acute care level and a corporate multispecialty physician group practice. Kathy has worked for national risk and safety consultancies as well as healthcare liability insurance companies assisting health systems, hospitals, senior living, and physician groups to implement risk management strategies and patient safety programs. Kathy serves as faculty for ASHRM’s Patient Safety Certificate course, is a past board member of ASHRM, a lead contributor to ASRHM’s Patient Safety Playbook and FMEA Playbook, and past chair of ASHRM’s Patient Safety Task Force. Kathy has served as risk consultant and developer for ECRI’s Healthcare Risk, Quality, and Safety Guidance System and publications, including Physician Office Fundamentals and Critical Care Safety Essentials. She co-authored a chapter in ASHRM’s Risk Management Handbook for Healthcare Organizations, 5th edition. ASHRM awarded Kathy the Distinguished Service Award in 2018 for her career contributions to healthcare risk management and patient safety.

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    Kathleen Shostek
    Kathleen Shostek
    Healthcare Loss Control Expert
    Munich Re Specialty – North America
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