title: Dispelling urban myths in healthcare risk management.
abstract: Applied research to explore and challenge myths in healthcare risk management is pivotal to the growth of the profession. The authors demonstrate this process through exploring patient safety and malpractice issues on weekdays compared with on weekends and holidays. Analysis suggests that claim volume is driven by service volume.
authors.affiliation: MMI Risk Management Resources, Inc., MMI Company, Deerfield, IL, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Knox
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States