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Riskonnect Inc Articles
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Looking for a Healthcare ERM Solution? Make Sure You Get the Real Thing
Healthcare provider organizations (HPOs) are starting to recognize the value of consolidating vendors and implementing an Enterprise Risk Management solution that is both holistic and comprehensive. But finding software – and a vendor – ...
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How to Make the Most of Your 2021 Risk Budget
Global manufacturers, among the hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, are looking for tangible ways to bolster resiliency – and for many that meant requesting a higher risk budget for 2021. Risk leaders are already investing 28 ...
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Claims Trend Watch: The Continuing Force of COVID-19
With a return to “normal” still stubbornly distant, COVID-19 remains the prominent force shaping claims trends. In many places, restrictions were cautiously eased – just to be restarted when cases surged. And businesses were left ...
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Keeping up in 2021
The risk management function is undergoing a fundamental transformation spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Once viewed as a back-office function that rarely got the attention of the C-suite, risk teams are now sitting at the strategy table with ...
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Why Healthcare Needs to Think Provider Quality Management and Not Just Peer Review
When an adverse event occurs, the immediate priority is to deal with the situation at hand. Move beyond those immediate and reactive issues and the improvement-minded naturally begin to think about causal and contributory factors and their related ...
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Claims Trends Watch: A Look at the Numbers as the Pandemic Rages On
While strict lockdowns have – for the most part – eased, the pandemic continues to disrupt businesses everywhere. Restaurants, travel, and theme parks have largely resumed operations, albeit at often reduced capacity. Sports are back, ...
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Four Ways the Risk Function Will Change Post COVID-19
COVID-19 threw risk managers into the spotlight overnight - and they shined. Risk managers helped make business-critical decisions and drive corporate agendas, earning a well-deserved seat at the strategic table. Even so, the pandemic was a wake-up ...
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COVID-19 Prompts Organizations to Rethink Enterprise Risks
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing organizations to reevaluate how they manage enterprise risks, experts say. A World Economic Forum report released Oct. 8 found the spread of infectious disease is a major concern for executives ...
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Dialing for Diagnosis: The Rising Risks and Challenges of Telemedicine Today
In a world defined by social distancing, telemedicine is now an indispensable form of healthcare delivery. Providing care virtually can broaden access, reduce costs, and save time – but it’s not without risk. While the ability to meet ...
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An Inside Look at Pandemic Preparedness at Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare provider organizations were at the bullseye of the pandemic. As providers of care, a pandemic was something most organizations planned for. But the size and scope of COVID-19 still appeared to catch many off guard, with endless news ...
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Claims Trends Watch: How COVID-19 is Impacting Incidents by Industry
Every industry has felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic – but some have clearly been impacted more deeply than others. Grocery stores saw soaring sales as customers stocked up on supplies. Revenue from sports venues, on the other hand, ...
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IT Risk with a Remote Workforce and Other Coronavirus Security Challenges
Social distancing and mandated closures have shifted entire companies, school districts, universities, and government agencies to remote work, putting tremendous strain on existing technology infrastructures and support systems. Even the most ...
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Seven Strategies for Managing HR Risk Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
Organizations have made dozens of changes to HR policies in response to the fast-moving coronavirus crisis. Initial concerns about work-from-home edicts and restrictions on travel have given way to simply keeping employees safe and the company ...
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How to reduce diagnostic errors through patient engagement
As patients, we like to think diagnostic errors are rare, but the reality is they are fairly common. According to a recent Medscape poll, one in six physicians reported making diagnostic errors daily. Aside from the ongoing risk to patient ...
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Riskonnect Speeds Healthcare and Health and Safety Governance with Major Platform Updates
Riskonnect, the leading integrated risk management software solution provider, today announces the latest version of its platform Riskonnect 2019.2. The release delivers new, robust features for the healthcare and health and safety markets, ...
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The Need for an Expanded Role of Risk Management in Healthcare
The role of risk management in healthcare has come a long way over the years. But as risks to the healthcare industry multiply—both in number and costs—risk management and risk managers need to be at the forefront of the ...