Risk Mangement Handbook for Health Care Organizations: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management 2/E (AHA Press)
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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HEALTHCARE RISK MANAGEMENT (ASHRM), an organizational component of the American Hospital Association, is the international associate for more than 3,100 leading professionals involved in risk management in all types and sizes of health care organizations. ROBERTA CARROLL, RN, MBA, CPCU, is senior vice president, Aon Risk Services, in San Francisco, and is a frequent speaker for her expertise in the health care risk management areas of risk financing, claims administration, loss control, captive management, and strategic planning and reengineering. A past president of ASHRM, she has served on its board of directors for six years and is a member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society.
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List of Figures and Tables
About the Contributors
Preface
About This Book
Part 1: Foundations for Health Care Risk Management
1. The Risk Manager Role(Jeannie Sedwick)
2. The Risk Management Process (Warren T. Hope, PhD)
3. Elements of a Risk Management Program (Sheila R. Hagg-Rickert, JD)
4. Internal and External Relationships (Frances Kurdwanowski and Phillip A. Schaedler, JD)
5. The Health Care Organization Governing Board (James E. Orlikoff)
6. Physician and Allied Health Professional Credentialing (Mark A. Kadzielski, JD, and Elona I. Kogan, JD)
Part 2: Risk Identification and Analysis
7. Systems for Risk Identification (Audrone M. Vanagunas)
8. Statutes, Standards, and Regulations (Patricia Scully, JD)
9. Technology Managem(Sally T. Trombly, JD)
10. Occupational and Environmental Risk Exposures for Health Care Facilities (John C. West, JD)
11. High-Risk Clinical Areas (Sylvia M. Brown, JD)
12. Safety and Security (Leilani Kicklighter)
13. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (Karen E. Bedford, Corbette S. Doyle, and John F. Roskopf)
14. Risk Management's Role in a Total Quality Environment (David Meyers and Peggy Berry Martin)
Part 3: Risk Management Techniques
15. Informed Consent as a Loss Control Process (Fay A. Rozovsky, JD)
16. Issues Regarding Termination of Treatment(Paul A. Greve, Jr., JD)
17. Data Management(Kirk S. Davis, JD, and Jane C. McConnell, JD)
18. Human Resources Issues (Daniel A. Engel, JD, Barbara J. Calderone, JD, Bonnie G. Lederman, JD, Clinton J. Wesolik, JD, and Michael P. Warnick, JD)
19. Claims and Litigation Management (Ellen L. Barton, JD)
20. Disaster Preparedness(Denny Drake, JD)
21. Overview of Insurance Principles (Sanford M. Bragman)
22. Risk Funding and Other Financing Techniques (Brad R. Norrick)
23. Request for Proposals (Roberta L. Carroll)
Part 4: Implementation and Monitoring of the Risk Management Program
24. The Risk Manager's Role in Contract Review (Peggy L. B. Nakamura, JD)
25. Development of the Risk Management Program (Jane M. Bryant)
26. Creative Staffing(Dorothy Bazan and Lillian P. Karson)
27. Information Technologies and Risk Management (Ronni P. Solomon, JD)
28. Benchmarking (Kathleen M. Roman)
29. Clinical Practice Guidelines (by Lorie Larsen-Denning, Catherine Rommal, and Annie Stoekmann, JD)
30. Accreditation, Licensure, and Surveying Bodies(Jonathan T. Lord, MD)
Index
About the Contributors
Preface
About This Book
Part 1: Foundations for Health Care Risk Management
1. The Risk Manager Role(Jeannie Sedwick)
2. The Risk Management Process (Warren T. Hope, PhD)
3. Elements of a Risk Management Program (Sheila R. Hagg-Rickert, JD)
4. Internal and External Relationships (Frances Kurdwanowski and Phillip A. Schaedler, JD)
5. The Health Care Organization Governing Board (James E. Orlikoff)
6. Physician and Allied Health Professional Credentialing (Mark A. Kadzielski, JD, and Elona I. Kogan, JD)
Part 2: Risk Identification and Analysis
7. Systems for Risk Identification (Audrone M. Vanagunas)
8. Statutes, Standards, and Regulations (Patricia Scully, JD)
9. Technology Managem(Sally T. Trombly, JD)
10. Occupational and Environmental Risk Exposures for Health Care Facilities (John C. West, JD)
11. High-Risk Clinical Areas (Sylvia M. Brown, JD)
12. Safety and Security (Leilani Kicklighter)
13. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (Karen E. Bedford, Corbette S. Doyle, and John F. Roskopf)
14. Risk Management's Role in a Total Quality Environment (David Meyers and Peggy Berry Martin)
Part 3: Risk Management Techniques
15. Informed Consent as a Loss Control Process (Fay A. Rozovsky, JD)
16. Issues Regarding Termination of Treatment(Paul A. Greve, Jr., JD)
17. Data Management(Kirk S. Davis, JD, and Jane C. McConnell, JD)
18. Human Resources Issues (Daniel A. Engel, JD, Barbara J. Calderone, JD, Bonnie G. Lederman, JD, Clinton J. Wesolik, JD, and Michael P. Warnick, JD)
19. Claims and Litigation Management (Ellen L. Barton, JD)
20. Disaster Preparedness(Denny Drake, JD)
21. Overview of Insurance Principles (Sanford M. Bragman)
22. Risk Funding and Other Financing Techniques (Brad R. Norrick)
23. Request for Proposals (Roberta L. Carroll)
Part 4: Implementation and Monitoring of the Risk Management Program
24. The Risk Manager's Role in Contract Review (Peggy L. B. Nakamura, JD)
25. Development of the Risk Management Program (Jane M. Bryant)
26. Creative Staffing(Dorothy Bazan and Lillian P. Karson)
27. Information Technologies and Risk Management (Ronni P. Solomon, JD)
28. Benchmarking (Kathleen M. Roman)
29. Clinical Practice Guidelines (by Lorie Larsen-Denning, Catherine Rommal, and Annie Stoekmann, JD)
30. Accreditation, Licensure, and Surveying Bodies(Jonathan T. Lord, MD)
Index
