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ECRI
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This is the preeminent risk
management resource. Your work has been done for you, freeing you to concentrate on
implementation.
ECRI's Healthcare Risk Control System is the one-stop risk
management resource and membership program that offers practical
advice on minimizing risk exposure in all areas of healthcare
delivery and administration, from managed care to surgery
to home care. The HRC System delivers its insights to members through a
combination of print publications, online resources, and
personalized telephone, fax, and e-mail consultation. As part of your paid subscription and membership in the HRC
System, you'll receive the following at no additional charge:
HRC Binders - With your subscription / membership, you
will receive binders and monthly updates that cover every topic
in healthcare risk management - from regulatory compliance and
clinical risk management to safety and technology - all of which
provide practical help on building risk management strategies
and handling day-to-day concerns. View a
recent
monthly table of contents. The binder material includes:
self-assessment questionnaires used to
identify areas for improvement, and,
much more
The Risk Management Reporter
- Members also receive The
Risk Management Reporter, a must-read newsletter for
the healthcare risk manager that keeps you up-to-date on the
latest topics in risk management. View a
sample
copy.
Member-only Online Site - The new HRC System
members’ online site offers easy access to all your HRC
resources. With your subscription to Healthcare Risk Control
System, you will have access to:
the complete content of your HRC binders
hazard and recall information alerts
standards and guidelines to minimize exposures
risk management documents
enhanced search capabilities
easy site navigation
search database records from ECRI's 30 year history
with risk management
sample policies and procedures
members-only risk management discussion forum
education and training tools
the HRC System hotline
HRC Weekly News delivered to you electronically
The Risk Management Reporter newsletter, and
downloadable Self-Assessment Questionnaires
Personalized Consultation with ECRI
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Subscribers/Members of the HRC System can contact ECRI's
risk management experts and analysts for advice backed by ECRI's
30 years of experience in healthcare, at no extra charge. You
can call, fax or e-mail your questions.
long-term care, managed care, home healthcare, obstetrics, and
more
laws and regulations, malpractice, informed consent
safety and security, patient safety & quality management
product liability, medical device-related incidents, device
tracking, implants & explants
medication errors, patient falls, surgical mishaps
credentialing & medical staff issues
environmental risks
AIDS and tuberculosis
employment practices & workplace violence
and much more
As your one-stop risk management
resource. HRC System members receive:
Multiple binders and monthly
updates that cover every topic in healthcare risk
management—from regulatory compliance and clinical risk
management to safety and technology.
Risk Analyses deliver
in-depth discussion of and recommendations for dealing with
specific risks in today’s healthcare delivery systems. Each Risk
Analysis examines the risks associated with a specific
department, specialty area, procedure, technology, or activity
and provides practical solutions for dealing with them.
Applicable laws, regulations, standards, and resource lists are
also included.
Education and Training Tools
save you time and money when putting together materials for
in-service training programs for nursing, medical, or other
staff. ECRI’s HRC System includes ready-to-use handouts, slide
presentations, and presentation scripts designed for use as part
of your education program—now available online.
Self-Assessment
Questionnaires will help you evaluate your existing programs
and take action to improve performance. Thousands of healthcare
organizations around the world use these invaluable audit tools
in evaluating a particular department, clinical area, or program
and in preparing for accreditation and insurance surveys.
Sample Policies and
Procedures help you develop new guidelines, examine existing
ones, and make changes where necessary. Covering a wide variety
of areas, from patient safety to AIDS testing to borrowing or
lending equipment, these resources can be tailored to meet any
healthcare organization’s unique needs—now available online.
Standards and Guidelines,
taken from ECRI’s Healthcare Standards database, help you assess
and minimize exposures. The HRC System guidelines, which are
applicable to your specific procedures and activities, allow you
to measure conduct efficiently and effectively.
The Risk Management Reporter
newsletter will keep you up-to-date on the latest risk
management topics. A must-read for the healthcare risk manager,
this publication provides expert guidance, industry news,
reviews of court opinions, and abstracts of technology hazard
alerts—now available online.
HRC Weekly News is
delivered to you every week via e-mail with summaries of the
latest news and resources of interest to healthcare risk
managers. Many news briefs provide links to important documents
available to risk managers online.
ECRI’s HRC System covers:
Patient safety
Managed care
Outpatient settings
Malpractice
Quality management
Long-term care
Home healthcare
Hospitals RM
Credentialing
Implants and explants
AIDS and tuberculosis
Informed consent
Surgical mishaps
Device tracking
Patient falls
Laws and regulations
Safety and security
Physician offices
Medical staff issues
Medical-device-related incidents
Employment practices
Workplace violence
Obstetrics
Medication errors
Product liability
Environmental risks
and much more
"ECRI provides a source of information that no risk manager
should be without. They cover timely topics and update existing
material that is critical to an effective risk management program,
In addition, ECRI has always responded to my questions in a
personable, professional and timely manner... ECRI makes my job much
easier." - Suzanne Rozinka, RN, BA, Risk Manager, Duluth, MN
HRC System will keep you on
the cutting edge of risk management. Membership includes access to a
library of invaluable online documents, including policies and
procedures; links to laws; regulations and guidance documents; ECRI
advisories; education and training materials; and the Risk
Management Reporter. Members also receive online access to Health
Devices Alerts weekly hazard and recall action items, the Health
Devices Alerts Database, and the Risk Management Abstracts Database,
and a risk management discussion forum and hotline. Personalized
Consultation is offered free of charge to you as well. Personalized
telephone consultation with ECRI’s risk management experts is
another benefit of HRC System membership. You can contact ECRI’s
staff with your question by telephone, letter, fax, or e-mail and
receive help backed by ECRI’s 30 years of experience in the field of
healthcare research.
Our mission is to promote the highest standards of safety, quality,
and cost-effectiveness in healthcare to benefit patient care through
research, publishing, education, and consultation. We are widely
recognized as one of the world′s most trusted organizations
for unbiased, reliable information. ECRI′s focus is
healthcare technology, healthcare risk and quality management, and
healthcare environmental management. A Collaborating Center of the
World Health Organization, ECRI is an independent nonprofit health services research
agency based in Pennsylvania.
+ binders, updates, newsletters, personalized consultation and
online access
