Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations Student Edition

by American Society for Healthcare Risk Management

• ISBN13: 9780470300176
• ISBN10: 0470300175
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-27
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, Student Edition is a complete introductory textbook on risk management in health care, incorporating all the basic elements of risk management as it relates to health care finance, quality, management, law, and regulatory compliance.In 24 concise chapters, this comprehensive introduction provides a perfect overview to prepare students, or working professionals in health care or law, enter the field of health care risk management and patient safety. Readers will be provided an understanding of general risk management techniques; standards of health care risk management administration; federal, state and local laws; and methods for integrating patient safety and enterprise risk management into a comprehensive risk management program.Each chapter will have key points, standardized introduction, list of key terms, and discussion questions. A separate downloadable instructors' manual will have additional support tools for the instructor.Chapter topics include:+ Enterprise Risk Management in Health Care - The Basics+ Health Care Legal Concepts+ Governance of the Health Care Organization+ Development of a Risk Management Program+ The Health Care Risk Management Professional+ Risk Management Metrics+ Ethics in Patient Care+ Interpersonal Communication Skills: The Ultimate Loss Control Technique+ Physician and Allied Health Professionals Credentialing+ Documentation and the Medical Record+ Basic Claims Administration+ A Contract Review Primer for Risk Management+ Information Technologies and Risk Management+ Health Information Management+ Introduction to Risk Financing+ Insurance: Basic Principles and Coverages+ Organizational Staffing+ Emergency Management+ Occupational Safety , Health ad Environmental Impairment: A Brief Overview+ Early Warning Systems for the Identification Organizational+ Patient Safety and the Risk Management Professional+ Risk Management's Role in Performance Improvement+ The Risk management Professional and Medication Safety

Author Biography

Roberta Carroll, ARM, MBA, CPCU, CPHRM, is senior vice president of Aon Healthcare based in Tampa, Florida.

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association with more than 5,000 members representing health care, insurance, law, and other related professions. ASHRM promotes effective and innovative risk management strategies and professional leadership through education, recognition, advocacy, publications, networking, and interactions with leading health care organizations and government agencies. ASHRM initiatives focus on developing and implementing safe and effective patient care practices, preserving financial resources, and maintaining safe working environments.

Table of Contents

Exhibits, Figures, Tables, Photographs, and Appendixes

The Contributors

Preface

About This Book

Development of a Risk Management Program

Risk Management Program Development

Key Structural Elements of the Risk Management Program

Scope of the Risk Management Program

The Risk Management Process

Evolution of the Risk Management Program

Selecting an Appropriate Risk Management Program Structure

Assessing Areas of the Organization That Need Risk Management

Key Components for Getting Started

Writing a Risk Management Program Plan

Achieving Program Acceptance

The Health Care Risk Management Professional

The Risk Manager's Job: Functional Areas of Responsibility

Health Care Risk Management Across a Spectrum of Settings

Required Skills for the Successful Health Care Risk Management Professional

Risk Management Ethics

A Profile of the Health Care Risk Management Professional

Education and Professional Recognition Programs

Patient Safety and the Risk Management Professional: New Challenges and Opportunities

The Scope of Medical Errors

Seeking Solutions: What Are the Causes of Medical Errors?

Health Care Legal Concepts

Legal Issues Common to All Health Care Providers

Legal Issues Related to Specific Health Care Providers

Governance of the Health Care Organization

Essential Responsibilities of the Hospital Board

Basic Legal Duties of Health Care Trustees

Lessons from the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector

Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Volunteer Protection Act of 1997

Risk Management and the Board

The Medical Staff, Risk Management, and the Board

Early Warning Systems for the Identification of Organizational Risks

Early Identification of Exposure to Loss

Food and Drug Administration

Institute for Safe Medication Practices, United States Pharmacopeia, and National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention

Medical Event Reporting System--Transfusion Medicine

Intensive Care Unit Safety Reporting System

Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative

Other Voluntary Programs

Standardizing a Patient Safety Taxonomy: The National Quality Forum

Protecting Sensitive Information

The Risk Management Professional and Medication Safety

Latent and Active Failures

Systems Thinking

Risk Management: A Prioritizing Approach

Ethics in Patient Care

Ethical Principles and Moral Obligations

Research

Institutional Review Boards

Patient Self-Determination Act

"Do Not Resuscitate": Withholding or Withdrawing Treatment

Documentation and the Medical Record

Documentation

Record Retention

Release of Records

Ownership of Medical Records

Medical Record Audits

Documentation and Risk Management

Emerging Risk Exposures

The Risk Manageme

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.