title: Program expedites reporting, resolving medical incidents.
abstract: Given the current seismic wave of malpractice and liability litigation, hospitals must implement programs to effectively manage loss caused by injury within their institutions. A risk management program at Halifax Hospital Medical Center effects prevention of medical incidents, identifies and investigates incidents, and administratively deals with incidents entailing risk of financial loss.
mesh_terms: D005431:Florida; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006753:Hospital Records; D008318:Malpractice; D012306:Risk; D012449:Safety