Essential Guide to Risk Management: Skills for Rehab Professionals

The Essential Guide to Risk Management: Skills for Rehab Professionals
Stuart H. Platt, PT, MSPT
Dinah Brothers, RN, JD
Each year, therapists continue to be cited or implicated in legal cases.

Set up a risk management program in your facility using the advice provided in "The Essential Guide to Risk Management: Skills for Rehab Professionals."

Although you can't completely eliminate risk, you can prevent legal problems before they happen by using the field-tested business practices found in this resource.

In this comprehensive resource, therapists will find:

• Plain-English descriptions of the law, so that you know your rights and responsibilities
• Practical tips to decrease liability
• Effective strategies to protect yourself and your license
• Actual case studies
• Tips to develop and maintain quality relationships with patients
• Instructions on the employment process

This book and CD-ROM set takes on realistic scenarios to help you keep your practice out of hot water. It covers essential topics such as:

• Clinical practice issues
• How to obtain insurance and re-insurance
• The importance of risk assessments
• Strategies to handle loss management and more!

Take a look at the table of contents:
Chapter 1: Know the Law
Chapter 2: Avoiding Illegal Discrimination
Chapter 3: Liability and the hiring process
Chapter 4: The Legal Significance of Policies and Procedures
Chapter 5: Dealing with Problem Employees
Chapter 6: Universal Physical Therapy Liability Risks
Chapter 7: The liability Risks of the Physical Therapist Shortage
Chapter 8: Protecting Yourself and Your License

Do you think you are not at risk? Think again.
A costly lawsuit could put an end to your practice. With "The Essential Guide to Risk Management "you'll be armed with the education you need to protect yourself and the other healthcare professionals around you.

Bonus CD-ROM included!
The accompanying CD-ROM features customizable tools and forms that are easy to modify, print, and fill out. This convenient format allows therapists to carry risk management tools with them at all times!Who will benefit?

• Physical therapist managers
• Directors of physical therapy
• Risk managers
• Directors of human resources
• Directors of quality/patient safety
• Staff development specialists