INCIDENT REPORTING ON THE ACUTE CARE SETTING
Healthcare risk management is an effort that is organized in a bid to identify, evaluate and reduce risk to patients, employees and visitors alike. The biggest asset of a hospital (besides the equipment the hospital owns) is the reputation it holds. The Florida Statute for risk management (Cap 395.0197) requires that each licensed medical facility is to have an internal risk management program led by the risk manager. The risk manager’s duty is to reduce and if possible prevent risk, and to enhance the safety of the patient. The risk manager carries out evaluation and control of risks ...