| Author | : Patricia A. Duclos-Miller |
| Publisher | : HC Pro, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 166 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9781578393954 |
Nurses are now commonly cited or implicated in medical malpractice cases.
Assessing and Managing Risk in Psychological Practice
| Author | : Samuel Knapp |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2013-04-01 |
| Genre | : Psychologists |
| ISBN | : 9780989122108 |
The Second Edition of Assessing and Managing Risk in Psychological Practice: An Individualized Approach adds significant new content to its coverage of the basic principles of risk management and its descriptions of how risk management strategies can be applied to specific areas of professional practice. This includes work with children and families, forensic psychology, assessment, psychotherapy, and other emerging areas of practice. Special attention is given to applying risk management principles in accordance with overarching ethical principles with the goal of improving the quality of services provided. The Second Edition will help readers: • Identify the contexts or circumstances that increase the risk of a disciplinary complaint; • Integrate the risk management strategies (documentation, informed consent, and consultation) based on overarching ethical principles into their practices; • Adapt patient-focused risk management strategies according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning; • Describe unique ethical and legal risks and practice concerns when considering issues of competence, multiple relationships, and confidentiality; • Describe unique ethical and legal risks and practice concerns when treating couples, children or families, patients who threaten to harm themselves or others, or other difficult patients; • Describe unique ethical and legal risks and practice concerns when engaging in assessment, court appearances, or acting as a consultant or supervisor; and • Describe unique ethical and legal risks and practice concerns when billing for services, considering retirement, or purchasing professional liability insurance. Note that this publication is available in eBook formats.
Identifying and Managing Project Risk
| Author | : Tom Kendrick |
| Publisher | : AMACOM |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2009-02-27 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0814413412 |
Winner of the Project Management Institute’s David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award 2010 It’s no wonder that project managers spend so much time focusing their attention on risk identification. Important projects tend to be time constrained, pose huge technical challenges, and suffer from a lack of adequate resources. Identifying and Managing Project Risk, now updated and consistent with the very latest Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)® Guide, takes readers through every phase of a project, showing them how to consider the possible risks involved at every point in the process. Drawing on real-world situations and hundreds of examples, the book outlines proven methods, demonstrating key ideas for project risk planning and showing how to use high-level risk assessment tools. Analyzing aspects such as available resources, project scope, and scheduling, this new edition also explores the growing area of Enterprise Risk Management. Comprehensive and completely up-to-date, this book helps readers determine risk factors thoroughly and decisively...before a project gets derailed.
Washington Municipalities
| Author | : League of Washington Municipalities |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 72 |
| Release | : 1916 |
| Genre | : Municipal government |
| ISBN | : |
AASHTO Transportation Asset Management Guide
| Author | : American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
| Publisher | : AASHTO |
| Total Pages | : 458 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 156051499X |
Aims to encourage transportation agencies to address strategic questions as they confront the task of managing the surface transportation system. Drawn form both national and international knowledge and experience, it provides guidance to State Department of Transportation (DOT) decision makers, as well as county and municipal transportation agencies, to assist them in realizing the most from financial resources now and into the future, preserving highway assets, and providing the service expected by customers. Divided into two parts, Part one focuses on leadership and goal and objective setintg, while Part two is more technically oriented. Appendices include work sheets and case studies.
The Owner's Role in Project Risk Management
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 102 |
| Release | : 2005-02-25 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 0309181615 |
Effective risk management is essential for the success of large projects built and operated by the Department of Energy (DOE), particularly for the one-of-a-kind projects that characterize much of its mission. To enhance DOE's risk management efforts, the department asked the NRC to prepare a summary of the most effective practices used by leading owner organizations. The study's primary objective was to provide DOE project managers with a basic understanding of both the project owner's risk management role and effective oversight of those risk management activities delegated to contractors.
Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations
| Author | : American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 672 |
| Release | : 2009-03-27 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0470443715 |
Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, Student Edition This comprehensive textbook provides a complete introduction to risk management in health care. Risk Management Handbook, Student Edition, covers general risk management techniques; standards of health care risk management administration; federal, state and local laws; and methods for integrating patient safety and enterprise risk management into a comprehensive risk management program. The Student Edition is applicable to all health care settings including acute care hospital to hospice, and long term care. Written for students and those new to the topic, each chapter highlights key points and learning objectives, lists key terms, and offers questions for discussion. An instructor's supplement with cases and other material is also available. American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association with more than 5,000 members representing health care, insurance, law, and other related professions. ASHRM promotes effective and innovative risk management strategies and professional leadership through education, recognition, advocacy, publications, networking, and interactions with leading health care organizations and government agencies. ASHRM initiatives focus on developing and implementing safe and effective patient care practices, preserving financial resources, and maintaining safe working environments.
Safety Risk Management for Medical Devices
| Author | : Bijan Elahi |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 541 |
| Release | : 2021-11-11 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0323918239 |
Safety Risk Management for Medical Devices, Second Edition teaches the essential safety risk management methodologies for medical devices compliant with the requirements of ISO 14971:2019. Focusing exclusively on safety risk assessment practices required in the MedTech sector, the book outlines sensible, easily comprehensible, state-of the-art methodologies that are rooted in current industry best practices, addressing safety risk management of medical devices, thus making it useful for those in the MedTech sector who are responsible for safety risk management or need to understand risk management, including design engineers, product engineers, development engineers, software engineers, Quality assurance and regulatory affairs. Graduate-level engineering students with an interest in medical devices will also benefit from this book. The new edition has been fully updated to reflect the state-of-the-art in this fast changing field. It offers guidance on developing and commercializing medical devices in line with the most current international standards and regulations. - Includes new coverage of ISO 14971:2019, ISO/TR 24971 - Presents the latest information on the history of risk management, lifetime of a medical device, risk management review, production and post production activities, post market risk management - Provides practical, easy-to-understand and state-of the-art methodologies that meet the requirements of international regulation
Managing Risks in Supply Chains
| Author | : Thorsten Blecker |
| Publisher | : Erich Schmidt Verlag GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 2006-09-14 |
| Genre | : Business logistics |
| ISBN | : 9783503097364 |
The new volume, edited by Wolfgang Kersten and Thorsten Blecker, offers the most important perspectives on supply chain risk management. The contributions written by named experts provide actual information about workable approaches for supply chain risk management, analyses of supply chain risks, identification of key risk factors for logistics outsourcing, assessment of the uncertainty of delivery. With this book readers will gain central insights how to handle approaches for supply chain risk management within their business. They will learn how to manage risks effectively to build leaner supply chains with a maintainable risk exposure for all partners in industry and services.
