Continuing its superiority in the health care risk management field, this sixth edition of The Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations is written by the key practitioners and consultant in the field. It contains more practical chapters and health care examples and additional material on methods and techniques of risk reduction and management. It also revises the structure of the previous edition, and focuses on operational and organizational structure rather than risk areas and functions. The three volumes are written using a practical and user-friendly approach.
VOLUME 1 : The Essentials
List of Exhibits, Figures, Tables, Boxes, and Appendices
The Contributors
Preface
About This Book
Chapter 1 : Basics of Enterprise Risk Management in Healthcare Chapter 2 : Healthcare Legal Concepts Chapter 3 : Governance of the Healthcare Organization Chapter 4 : Development of a Risk Management Program Chapter 5 : The Healthcare Risk Management Professional Chapter 6 : Early Warning Systems for the Identification of Organizational Risks Chapter 7 : Basic Claims Administration Chapter 8 : Introduction to Risk Financing Chapter 9 : Insurance : Basic Principles and Coverages Chapter 10 : Patient Safety Organizations Chapter 11 : Risk Management’s Role in Performance Improvement Chapter 12 : Using Data as a Risk Management Tool Chapter 13 : The Clinical Record Chapter 14 : Physician and Allied Health Professional Credentialing Chapter 15 : Interpersonal Communication Skills Chapter 16 : Ethics in Patient Care Chapter 17 : A Contract Review Primer for Risk Management Professionals Chapter 18 : Information Technologies and Risk Management Chapter 19 : Emergency Management Chapter 20 : Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Impairment
Appendix : A Guide to Medical Terminology
Glossary
Index
VOLUME 2 : Clinical Risk Management
List of Boxes, Exhibits, Figures, Tables, and Appendices
The Contributors
Preface
About This Book
Chapter 1 : Patient Safety and the Risk Management Professional : New Challenges and Opportunities Chapter 2 : The Risk Management Professional and Medication Safety Chapter 3 : The Risk Management Professional and Biomedical Technology Chapter 4 : Informed Consent as a Loss Control Process Chapter 5 : Clinical Research : Institutional Review Boards Chapter 6 : Patient Safety in Surgery : The Essential Continuum Chapter 7 : Managing Risks and Improving Safety in the Intensive Care Unit Chapter 8 : Management of Risk : Promoting Perinatal Patient Safety Chapter 9 : Pediatric Risk Management Chapter 10 : Risk Management in the Laboratory Chapter 11 : Managing Clinical Risk and Enhancing Patient Safety in Radiology Chapter 12 : Emergency Department Risk Management : Promoting Quality and Safety in a Chaotic Environment Chapter 13 : Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Chapter 14 : Risk Management and Behavioral Health Chapter 15 : Managing Risk in the Ambulatory Environment Complementary and Alternative Medicine Chapter 16 : Risk Management Considerations in Home Healthcare Chapter 17 : Risk Management for Retail Clinics Chapter 18 : Managing the Obese Patient : Risk Across the Continuum of Care Chapter 19 : Risk Management and Patient Safety in Oncology Chapter 20 : Seniors Housing and Long-Term Care
Glossary
Index
VOLUME 3 : Business Risk: Legal, Regulatory, and Technology Issues
List of Exhibits, Tables, Figures, Boxes, and Appendices
The Contributors
Preface
About This Book
Chapter 1 : Statutes, Standards, and Regulations Chapter 2 : Accreditation, Licensure, Certifi cation, and Surveying Bodies Chapter 3 : Managed Care Chapter 4 : Corporate Compliance : A Risk Management Framework Chapter 5 : Advertising Liability : A Growing Risk Management Concern Chapter 6 : Employment Practices Liability Chapter 7 : Emerging Liabilities in Partnerships, Joint Ventures, and other Collaborative Relationships Chapter 8 : Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures Chapter 9 : Request for Proposals Chapter 10 : Cost of Risk Chapter 11 : Risk Financing Techniques Chapter 12 : Claims and Litigation Management Chapter 13 : Workers Compensation Programs in Healthcare Organizations Chapter 14 : Occupational and Environmental Risk Exposures for Healthcare Facilities Chapter 15 : Telemedicine : Frontier to Forefront Chapter 16 : HIPAA : Privacy and Security Chapter 17 : Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program : Preparing for an Escalating Trend Chapter 18 : Medical Tourism Chapter 19 : Absence and Productivity Management