title: [Risk management from the physician's perspective].
abstract: Risk Management in a hospital is intended to recognise, manage and potentially eliminate existing risks by implementing suitable preventive measures as early as possible. Physicians in all areas of responsibility in a hospital are called upon to support such efforts by active co-operation. Co-operation and communication, a clear distribution of responsibilities, obligatory instructions, elimination of organisational deficiencies, regular information to staff and circulation of written agreements are both useful and necessary.
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oehlert
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012308:Risk Management / Q000592:standards*