Deploying and measuring a risk and patient safety program. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Deploying and measuring a risk and patient safety program. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published January 2017

Deploying and measuring a risk and patient safety program.

Orel H, McGroarty M, Marchegiani H. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2017;36:26-33.

Risk management can contribute to proactive process improvement. This commentary describes the development and evaluation results of a long-term collaborative program to change risk management practice and reduce medical malpractice claims. Strategies utilized in the program included RiskRounds and web-based modules.

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