Risk issues in claims reported by 85 small hospitals.
According to one business adage, 20 percent of one's activity reflects 80 percent of one's success. Although few managers in small hospitals spend more than 20 percent of their time on credentialing and peer review, those activities are likely to have the most impact on preventing claims in small hospitals. Other strategies that may enhance these activities include redefining the types of services offered when professional staff, resources for new services, and staff education are scarce. Help with developing sound peer review and credentialing practices can be found through networking within professional organizations, in documents published by national organizations, and by using professional risk management services available through liability carriers. Devoting time to improving providers' documentation skills, monitoring key technical skills of health care providers, and analyzing patient flows from provider to provider and service to service are also likely to have an impact on losses in small hospitals.
Virginia Insurance Reciprocal, Richmond.
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D003625:Data Collection; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006302:Health Services Research; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D012308:Risk Management / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015144:Southeastern United States