Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations (J-B AHA Press) [Hardcover]

Roberta Carroll (Editor), American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787967971 | ISBN-13: 978-0787967970 | Publication Date: November 13, 2003 | Edition: 4

This fourth edition of the book, which has become a standard in the field, covers the enterprise-wide continuum of care and associated risk and has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the current changes in the health care environment. Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations offers current information, regulatory and legal updates, and assessment tools that will prove invaluable to both new and seasoned risk managers. The Handbook takes a practical, user-friendly approach and contains information on the myriad new and emerging risks in the industry. The book includes important new insights on timely topics such as patient safety, error reduction, risk financing, and bioterrorism preparedness and response.

This new edition also presents the concept of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), which encourages the evaluation of all risk exposures confronting an organization. ERM supports a comprehensive and integrated risk management program strategy to help ensure the efficient delivery of the safe and trusted health care that patients expect.

Editorial Reviews

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This single volume provides responses to the vast majority of questions, concerns, and issues that health care risk managers, encounter, regardless of their level of experience. The table of contents indicates the breadth of coverage in this volume and will also actually describes the comprehensive practice of health care risk management. (Richard R. Huntington, broker sales director, St. Paul Companies)

There is no book like it-it is the risk manager's bible. It meets my needs whether it is as a reference, for orienting new staff, or for presentations. It never lets me down. (Karen Badian Prommer, director, risk management, White Memorial Medical Center)

The long awaited third edition of the Risk Management Handbook for Health care Organizations has just arrived! And it is well worth the wait. From professionals new to the risk management field to seasoned veterans, there is something for everyone. Discussions of current issues such as corporate compliance, information technology, mergers and acquisitions—to name a few—provide valuable insight into the many challenges surrounding today's busy risk manager. (Mary Ott, senior consultant, risk management, Sisters of Mercy-Health System) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Inside Flap

More than fifty risk managers, lawyers, and insurance professionals present the most authoritative techniques and practices of today's health care risk managers.Completely revised and updated, the third edition of this standard handbook includes entirely new chapters on managed care and risk financing that address the important issues of cost containment and the advancements in alternate risk financing arrangements. This comprehensive resource offers everything from the basics of program development to the more sophisticated concepts of enterprise risk management.The book contains a wealth of current information, regulatory and legal updates, and assessment tools that will prove invaluable to both novice and veteran risk managers.American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association, is the international association for more than three thousand leading professionals involved in risk management in all types and sizes of health care organizations.Roberta Carroll, RN, ARM, MBA, CPCU, is senior vice president and manager of the healthcare unit at Aon Risk Services in San Francisco. She is a frequent speaker in the health care risk management areas of risk financing, claims administration, loss control, captive management, strategic planning and reengineering. A past president of ASHRM, she has served on its board of directors for six years and is a member of the Past President's Council. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1392 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 4 edition (November 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787967971
• ISBN-13: 978-0787967970
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.1 x 2.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,303,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Risk Management for Healthcare, November 26, 2008

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This review is from: Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, 3 Volume Set (American Society for Healthcare Risk Management) (Hardcover)

I needed the books for a class but was pleasantly surprised to see how easy to read and didn't put me to sleep and the price was excellent!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for Risk Management in health care, August 3, 2011

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This review is from: Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, 3 Volume Set (Hardcover)

I bought this book after starting the course in RM and borrowed my bosses text books, the book was boring with thick printing and reading it was so hard to do a mental picture and overly boring so i was very behind in my reading. When i got THIS book, omg , the book was so breezy and easy to read. It makes risk management so easy because the book is so reader friendly and terms used are so easy to relate to and understand. Def will be in my bookshelf for awhile.

5.0 out of 5 stars Risk management resources, November 10, 2011

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This review is from: Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, 3 Volume Set (Hardcover)

This book is an extremely helpful resource for anyone taking a course in risk management. The series of three books is well worth the price and is a valuable asset to anyone's professional library.