Legal risk-management programs in nursing homes: who has them and do they work?
Legal risk-management systems are designed to identify, prevent, or mitigate the negative effects of situations that potentially expose a health care facility and its staff to avoidable legal and financial liability. This article reports findings on the current status of risk-management systems in nursing homes. The relative costs and benefits of such programs are also discussed.
Kapp
M B
MB
Department of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435.
Markert
R J
RJ
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States