title: The expanding reach of risk management.
abstract: Although risk management is an industry that came into vogue 20 years ago because of a malpractice crisis, it has evolved beyond the singular concern of professional liability. That's evidenced by the entries for the seventh annual Excellence in Healthcare Risk Management Award competition. Each of this year's winners put a nontraditional twist on risk management.
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authors.lastname: Bellandi
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002309:Cardiology; D002641:Chicago; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006123:Group Practice / Q000592:standards; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards*; D007087:Illinois; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009820:Ohio; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012308:Risk Management / Q000592:standards*