Health care innovation is on an accelerated trajectory! From mobile pulse oximeters to Fitbits, Apple Watches and Continuous Glucose Monitors, these devices...
Category - Patient Safety/Clinical Care
In today’s senior living market, risk exists in all senior living options, which include independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled...
Disagreement between members of a care team is not uncommon in health care, but the tele-critical care (TCC) virtual setting makes it challenging to resolve...
Communication and Resolution Programs (CRPs)–-historically named disclosure and apology programs–are gaining ground in medical facilities across the...
It is imperative that health care professionals understand the differences between criminal law and civil law. As they move through their careers, most would...
Defining common implicit biases is a vital step in delivering
equitable health care. This article is excerpted from “Recognizing and Managing Bias in the...
Risk managers are aware that the informed consent process is not simply filling out a form for patients to sign. Patients need to be engaged with their...
As a risk manager and a patient during the pandemic, I experienced and observed many risk exposures, and how they were handled in physician, hospital and...
Communication is an art, a science and a core clinical and leadership competency. Communication competency is critical for a risk
manager’s effectiveness...
With incidents of depression increased by the pandemic, it
is even more important than ever that risk managers working with physician
practices and perinatal...