Today's health care environment offers many challenges and opportunities. One such challenge is managing your risk exposures to protect the assets of your business.
HPIC recognizes each organization's uniqueness. The risk management program offers an individualized service plan with a focus on patient safety and proactive management of risk. This encompasses program development, risk assessment, data analysis and management and education.
Core Risk Services
Risk Assessments
- On-site Comprehensive assessment Specialty assessments Physician Practice
- Desktop
- Self assessment tools
Data Analysis and Management
- Periodic data report
- Trending and identifying opportunities for improvement
Publications
- Risk Management VIEWpoint
- Physician Quarterly
- InfoAlert
Education
- Regional Seminars
- In-service programs
- PERC Risk Management Program for Hospital and Physician Office Personnel
Resource/Research Services
- Telephone research and consultation
- Lending Library
- Audiovisual Loan Library
Unbundled Risk Services
Risk management services may be purchased by self-insured entities or others that desire risk management consultation. Contracts are developed based on a needs assessment or specific requests. A menu of services is provided to assist in service selection and may include:
- Access to Self-Assessment Tools
- Telephone Consultation
- Participation in sponsored education programs
- Publications
- On-site Risk Assessments
- Desktop Assessments
- Special Projects
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Risk Management Lending Library
Books
Medical Staff Law: A guide for
Medical Staff Professionals and
Physician Leaders, Anne Roberts,
CPCS, CPMSM
Evidence-Based Falls Prevention:
A Study Guide for Nurses, Carole Eldridge, MSN, RN, CNAA, BC
The National Patient Safety Goals
Calculator: 2005 Tools to Assess Compliance, Glenn D. Krasker,
MHSA, Jennifer Paugh, MBA ASHRM
Risk Management Handbook
for Healthcare Organizations, Roberta Carroll, Editor
Clinical Risk Management: Enhancing Patient Safety,
Charles Vincent, Editor
The Patient Safety Handbook, Barbara Youngblood, Martin
Hatlie, Editors
A Practical Guide to Legal Issues: Skills for Nurse Managers,
Dinah Brothers, RN, JD
Five-Star Customer Service:
A Step-by-Step Guide for
Physician Practices, James W.
Saxton, Esq.
The Top 15 Policies and
Procedures to Reduce Liability
for Physician Practices,
James W. Saxton, Esq.
The Top 30 Patient Safety Policies and Procedures, Diana L. Arendt, Hilde Highe, Editors
Core Privileges: A Practical Approach to Development & Implementation, Hugh Greeley,
Carol Cairns, CPMSC, CPCS,
Beverly Pybus, CPMSM, Richard
Sheff, MD
A Guide to AHP Credentialing, Beverly Pybus, CPMSM, Carol
Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS AHP
Competencies: A Method for Effective Assessment, John
Rosing, MHA, FACHE, Cindy
Gassiot, CPMSM, CPCS
Videos
Medical Leadership in Patient Safety - Four medical leaders
draw from their experiences to discuss how physicians can champion patient safety in
their hospitals.
Patient Safety Requires a Team Effort - Educational video for all hospital employees to heighten patient safety awareness and
reinforce the concept that all employees play an important
part in supporting patient safety.
2005 National Patient Safety
Goals Staff training video - Breaks down each goal and features
wrong way/right way scenarios
to illustrate areas of non-compliance. Also offers step-
by-step description of how to comply with each goal.
Fall Prevention Program: Take a Second Glance - Northwestern Memorial Hospital's fall
prevention initiative that emphasizes working together
to reduce the incidence of falls.
Preventing Patient Falls - A
training video for all staff offers best-practice fall prevention training that will help ensure all staff members can identify fall
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