The only constant is change
Being adaptive to change has helped the healthcare captive industry grow over the past 30+ years. Monique MacDonald, senior vice president, Global Captive Management, offers a look at the industry then and now, with a small glimpse into the future.
The power of EHR data
What will it take to turn electronic health records data into valuable insights? Mark Scott, CMO of Apixio, gives his view.
Communication in overlapping procedures: a checklist to support compliance
A proactive and well-designed communication and consent process will help lessen the chance of litigation should a patient experience an adverse outcome during or following an overlapping surgery, says Aaron Fink, professor emeritus of surgery at Emory University School of Medicine.
Tackling consumer credit risk
Consumer credit risks present a growing dilemma for US healthcare practitioners, writes Ron Calhoun, managing director, Global Strategy for Aon.
Safety First
Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) are playing an essential in the battle to drive down patient harm. Rory Jaffe, executing director of California Hospital Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO), and Claire Manneh, director of programs, CHPSO and Hospital Quality Institute, explain how a PSO can help providers learn vital lessons.
Building with care
How can you best manage the complex risks that accompany healthcare construction projects? HRMR reports on a new advisory from ACE Group that has plenty of answers.
Playing it safe
How does a healthcare organization pursuing high reliability respond to a sentinel event? Mark Chassin, president and CEO of The Joint Commission, shared his insights with HRMR.
Getting it right
Wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure events remain a perennial problem in US healthcare. Fay Rozovsky, president of the Rozovsky Group, outlines an enterprise risk management response plan.
Forewarned is forearmed
Will you know Zika when you see it? Debra Cooper, senior risk specialist for Coverys, outlines how to prepare for patient safety.
Being prepared for Ebola
How does a large physician group prepare for a crisis such as Ebola? Tatum K O'Sullivan, director of ambulatory risk and patient safety at North Shore Physicians Group in Peabody, Massachusetts, gives a personal account of the experience that helped her continue to develop and grow as a risk manager.
