Risk Management in Health Care Institutions: .

By Florence Kavaler and Raymond S. Alexander

This book is Print on Demand. Orders take 4-6 weeks to fulfill.The completely revised and updated Third Edition of Risk Management in Health Care Institutions: Limiting Liability and Enhancing Care covers the basic concepts of risk management, employment practices, and general risk management strategies, as well as specific risk areas, including medical malpractice, strategies to reduce liability, managing positions, and litigation alternatives. This edition also emphasizes outpatient medicine and the risks associated with electronic medical records. Risk Management in Health Care Institutions: Limiting Liability and Enhancing Care, Third Edition offers readers the opportunity to organize and devise a successful risk management program, and is the perfect resource for governing boards, CEOs, administrators, risk management professionals, and health profession students.New to this EditionNew chapter on Risk Management for Infection Control ProgramsNew chapter on TelemedicineNew chapter on Risk Management in Ambulatory Care SettingsNew chapter on Risk Management in Office-Based SurgeryEmphasis on electronic medical records, including security and encryption issuesDiscussion of the impact of health care delivery on academic medical settingsInstructor Resources AvailablePowerPoint Presentations can be used as lecture notes to save you time preparing for class, or as study notes for studentsExam Questions correspond to concepts in the text, and include answers to help you gauge student understanding of the materialWeb Resources direct you to additional online resources that can be used to create lectures and homework assignments, or can be distributed to students as supplementary material (c) 2014 534 pages

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449645658
• ISBN13: 9781449645656
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 8.9"