Hot topics for 2016
What will be the major issues for healthcare risk managers in the US in 2016? HRMR asked seven industry experts for their view of the future.
A driving force for quality
In 25 years as a member of Michigan Society for Healthcare Risk Management, Dean Etsios has seen risk management move from being an afterthought for many organizations to a driving force for quality and safety. He told HRMR why risk managers now play such an important—and multifaceted—role in healthcare.
Countering the threat from cyber attackers
Trustwave’s new report on cybersecurity in healthcare highlights some worrying weaknesses and misconceptions, but it also points the way forward with tips for improving healthcare cybersecurity. HRMR reports.
The risks of legalized marijuana
With the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use in a growing number of states, there is clearly a need for risk management professionals who specialize in this uncharted territory, says Michelle Foster Earle, president, OmniSure Consulting Group.
When is it too late for consent?
Is it ever possible to obtain the consent of a patient who has received preoperative medication, and what are the possible repercussions? Fay A. Rozovsky, president of The Rozovsky Group examines the questions.
The power of teamwork
There is a limit to what a risk manager can achieve alone. Vicki Haddock, president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, tells HRMR why teamwork has reaped dividends for Vidant Health.
Looking back and moving forward
This is the first of the Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management’s new pages which will appear in every issue of HRMR monthly. Carole A. Lambert, editor of The Source, the association’s online news bulletin, introduces the column.
Improving patient safety with technology
The epidemic of patient harm in hospitals needs to be taken seriously if it is to be stopped, and risk management systems are an essential part of the solution, as Brian Stromberg, healthcare sales executive, and David McElroy, director, healthcare practice at Riskonnect, explain to HRMR.
Beating the 'weekend effect'
Studies have shown that patients who undergo surgery on weekends tend to experience longer hospital stays and higher mortality rates and readmissions. A new study has highlighted five things hospitals can do to improve the situation. HRMR reports.
Raise your voice
US healthcare is changing rapidly, and for the changes to be handled safely, risk managers need to be at the heart of the action. Judy Klein, president of the Ohio Society for Healthcare Risk Management, explains to HRMR why the risk management voice needs to be heard.
