Hospitals find ways to integrate risk-management functions.
Hospitals that have successfully integrated the risk-management function with other hospital departments say that the process requires both education and teamwork. Among the major challenges: overcoming physician reluctance to participate in risk-management activities, and linking risk management to quality assurance.
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