COURSE NO LONGER AVAILABLE – BACKGROUND INFORMATION ONLY
Patient Safety/Quality/Risk Management for Patient Safety
(for Boards of Directors)
4-hour course, usually taught 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Contents
Introduction to Healthcare Law
- Fiduciary Duties
- Corporate Duties
Healthcare Governance Renewal
- Risk Reporting: What, When and Why?
Healthcare Boards
- Key Components of a Healthcare Board
- Board/Individual Directors’ Roles & Responsibilities
- Administrative Efficiencies
Evaluating the Board
- Finance
- Risk/Quality/Patient Safety
- Effectiveness
- Management Oversight
Local Health Integration Networks
Objectives
Upon completion of this course in full, participants will:
- Be able to explain risk management theory and practice as it impacts on the health care system
- Applied critical thinking skills to the health risk management principle of informed consent