RL Solutions (RL) and Datix Limited (Datix), providers of healthcare quality and patient safety software, are to combine to form a key player in patient safety, quality, and infection prevention.
Datix is a portfolio company of private equity firm TA Associates.
After a brief transition period through the end of July, Seyed Mortazavi, Datix CEO, will take over chief executive duties of the combined company. Sanjay Malaviya, RL’s founder and CEO, will become executive chairman of the board. Both will work together closely to ensure a smooth transition of duties so that mission critical work can continue to be delivered for clients around the world.
“By working together, we have the opportunity to make an even greater impact on patient safety anywhere in the world,” says Mortazavi. “Our shared experiences, expertise and commitment to clients will serve us well as we work towards a future where harm to patients is prevented. We are truly excited and honoured to take on this challenge and look forward to pushing the boundaries of patient safety technology.”
Malaviya adds: “RL and Datix share a common bond of integrity, excellence and humility that will continue to be the framework for how we conduct business moving forward. As we venture ahead on this exciting new journey, we will not forget that it is our clients and our staff who have given us the opportunity to make an impact in healthcare. I am confident that the joining of our two great companies will provide tremendous value to those who have put their trust in us from the start.”
For more than three decades, RL and Datix have delivered solutions dedicated to making healthcare safer, including software for patient safety, quality, risk management, incident reporting, claims management, infection surveillance, policies and guidelines, patient feedback, root cause analysis, peer review, compliance, and safety audits. With this combination, the company will have over 300 dedicated staff and more than 3,000 clients in 19 countries around the globe. It will also become the world’s largest software company focused exclusively on patient safety and quality.
The combination of the two companies is pending final approvals, which will be completed in the coming weeks. In the meantime, they will continue to serve their clients independently while mapping out plans to integrate.
