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10 Critical Health Care Risks for 2020 and Beyond

Emotions run high inside hospitals and doctor’s offices. Patients and their families can be receiving bad — sometimes horrible news — and disagreements with health care practitioners could lead to violence. That could be due to a perceived lack of … See more

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11 Critical Risks Facing the Healthcare Industry

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It’s Time to Embrace Health Care’s Changing Model as the ‘New …

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Health Care Organizations Are Facing Increasingly Complex Claims

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How to Cut Health Care Costs Without Compromising Quality

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5 Ways Health Care Transformation Is Impacting Insurance

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APRN Professional Liability Risk: What Health Care Risk Managers …

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What's Driving the M&A Uptick in Health Care and How Health …

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The Real Promise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and …

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Navigating the Risks: AI’s Rapid Rise in Health Care

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These Three Trends Could Dramatically Drive Up Healthcare …

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Why Payer-Provider Networks Will Help Health Care Flourish Post …

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Prescribing Care: How Risk Management Can Support Health Care …

WEBHealth care workers must adhere to facility policies, administer appropriate dosages of medications, have exemplary bedside manners, all while working odd hours …

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The Pandemic Illuminated the Employee Benefits Insurance Needs …

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The COVID Crisis Demanded Top-Notch Risk Management

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Infrastructure and Health Care: Where the Roads Meet to Provide

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How Telemedicine is Changing the Game in Mental Health Care

WEBBy April 2020, telehealth claims for mental health diagnoses accounted for more than 51% of all mental health claims. In another study of 12,828 mental health …

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Where Are We with Mental Health at Work and What Can …

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How a DEI Focus Enhances Workplace Mental Health and Wellness

WEBWhen asked whether their workplace encourages dialogue about mental health, around one-third of Black (33%) and Latinx (36%) workers agreed, while nearly …

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Behavioral Health Conditions and Workers’ Comp Spending: Why …

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Dangerous Jobs: Why Health Screenings Are Critical to Protect

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