Regulators clearly prohibit unencrypted texting of private patient information.

A day-to-day risk management culture requires collaboration at all levels of the organization.

ICD-10 delays increase training costs and frustrations, but implementation will pay off.

The interconnectivity of medical devices could spur catastrophic consequences.

The captive’s health care parent has a long history in alternative risk transfer.

Facing uncertainty, health care needs more conversations about captives.

Health care reforms will change medical professional liability risks.

The impact of tort reform has lessened, and average claims severity is rising rapidly.

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

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

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

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

Eisenhower Medical has made an art of incident documentation.

Mergers and acquisitions are increasing. Will that increase liability?

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

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

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

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