Health Care

The Cost of Sexual Harassment in Academic Medicine is High. How Can Risk Managers Step in, Save Lives and Reputations?

Sexual harassment in medicine is pervasive. Working with your risk manager and insurer can help end it.

Creating a Risk Retention Group Was Just Part of What Envision Healthcare’s Eric Gardzina Did in Becoming a Risk All Star

How This Children’s Hospital Risk Manager Opened Clear Communication Channels Between Staff and Parents

Bowhead Specialty Founder Stephen Sills Shares His Journey in Insurance from Executive Risk, Chubb, Darwin and Beyond

Biometrics Are Gaining Traction. Why Risk Managers Need to Be Prepared for the Risks

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The False Claims Act has opened a hornet’s nest of new exposures for health care providers across the country.

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Finding Their Niche

Agencies that specialize in certain products or sectors see higher profits.

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The Plague of Baltimore

A hospital group grows by acquiring medical talent. But growth comes with unanticipated risks.

Healing From Within

Partners HealthCare has a state-of-the-art risk management program.

Delighting in the Details

Eisenhower Medical has made an art of incident documentation.

Will Health Industry M&As Help or Hurt Patient Care?

Mergers and acquisitions are increasing. Will that increase liability?

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The Privacy Pinch

The health care industry is facing competing pressures to protect patient information as well as to share it.

Managing Specialty Health Care Spending

Experts discuss ways to monitor and manage specialty health care spending.

Care to Be Continued

Fines for high readmissions dictated by the Affordable Care Act can be avoided.

The Best Laid Plans

Treatment delays and other effects of health care reform implementation blind-side a deal between a regional employer and a health care system.

Brokerage Wins $3.8 Million Verdict

A nursing home operator was found liable for failing to pay premiums, broker commissions and a loan.

Nurse, Protect Thyself

Nurses work under conditions that threaten their safety and well-being.

The Risk of Infected Devices

The health care industry must be wary of the cyber risks associated with medical devices.

Evaluation Made Simple

More times than not, keeping things simple gives the best outcome.

Deadly Exposures

A toddler death stemming from a MRSA outbreak wreaks havoc at a hospital.