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Dispelling urban myths in healthcare risk management
Author(s) -
Moore Janice,
Berry Dorothy,
Knox G. Eric
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of healthcare risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2040-0861
pISSN - 1074-4797
DOI - 10.1002/jhrm.5600190203
Subject(s) - malpractice , mythology , health care , risk management , business , healthcare service , process (computing) , service (business) , patient safety , risk analysis (engineering) , actuarial science , computer science , marketing , political science , finance , law , history , classics , operating system
Applied research to explore and challenge myths in healthcare risk management is pivotal to the growth of the profession. The authors demonstrate this process through exploring patient safety and malpractice issues on weekdays compared with on weekends and holidays. Analysis suggests that claim volume is driven by service volume.