Risk management handbook for health care organizations, 3 volume set

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""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Cover""; ""Volume 1""; ""The Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""About This Book""; ""Chapter 1

Basics of Enterprise Risk Management in Healthcare""; ""RISK DOMAINS""; ""SHORTCOMINGS OF TRADITIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT""; ""HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT""; ""RELATIONSHIP OF OBJECTIVES AND COMPONENTS""; ""INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 2

Healthcare Legal Concepts""; ""LEGAL ISSUES COMMON TO ALL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS""; ""LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO SPECIFIC HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS"" ""CONCLUSION""""Appendix 2.1

ESSENTIALS OF AMERICAN LAW""; ""THE COURT SYSTEM""; ""FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS""; ""CRIMINAL LAW""; ""CIVIL LAW""; ""TORT REFORM""; ""CASE CITATION AND LEGAL RESEARCH TERMS""; ""Chapter 3

Governance of the Healthcare Organization""; ""CORPORATE STRUCTURE""; ""BOARD COMPOSITION""; ""LEGAL DUTIES OF BOARD MEMBERS""; ""BOARD ACTIVITIES AND OVERSIGHT""; ""THE MEDICAL STAFF""; ""LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR BOARD MEMBERS""; ""EDUCATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 4

Development of a Risk Management Program""; ""RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT"" ""KEY STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS""""SCOPE OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM""; ""THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS""; ""EVOLUTION OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM""; ""ASSESSING RISK MANAGEMENT AREAS""; ""KEY COMPONENTS FOR GETTING STARTED""; ""WRITING A RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PLAN""; ""ACHIEVING PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 5

The Healthcare Risk Management Professional""; ""THE RISK MANAGER’S FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY""; ""RISK MANAGEMENT ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF SETTINGS""; ""A PROFILE OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL""; ""EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAMS"" ""REQUISITE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS""""RISK MANAGEMENT ETHICS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 6

Early Warning Systems for the Identification of Organizational Risks""; ""EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF EXPOSURE TO LOSS""; ""FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION""; ""INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES, UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA, AND ... ""; ""MEDICAL EVENT REPORTING SYSTEMâ€"TRANSFUSION MEDICINE""; ""NATIONAL ALERT NETWORK FOR SERIOUS MEDICATION ERRORS""; ""PITTSBURGH REGIONAL HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE""; ""OTHER VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS""; ""STANDARDIZING A PATIENT SAFETY TAXONOMY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Endnotes"" ""Chapter 7

Basic Claims Administration""""THE CLAIMS ENVIRONMENT""; ""THE CLAIMS PROCESS""; ""THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL’S RESPONSIBILITIES""; ""REGULATORY REPORTING OF CLAIMS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Suggested Readings""; ""Endnotes""; ""Chapter 8

Introduction to Risk Financing""; ""RISK FINANCING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS""; ""RISK RETENTION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Suggested Readings""; ""Chapter 9

Insurance: Basic Principles and Coverages""; ""DEFINITION OF INSURANCE""; ""SPECIFIC TYPES OF INSURANCE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Suggested Readings""; ""Endnote"" ""Chapter 10

Patient Safety Organizations""