title: Managing risks in subacute care.
abstract: Risk management should improve the quality of care and clinical outcomes as well as prevent litigation. A systematic risk-management program needs objectives, goals, benchmarks and a continuous quality improvement approach. Three basic tenets help: quality, evaluation and utilization management.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stahl
mesh_terms: D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012308:Risk Management; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards