Risky Business: How High-Performing Emergency Departments Manage Risk

Innovative strategies to improve safety, quality and operations to minimize risk

Discover what top-performing organizations are doing to manage risk at the main point of entry into the healthcare system.

Develop a comprehensive risk management program for the ED
Discover how executive leadership can help clinicians minimize practice risk in the ED

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You'll also learn:

Define system strategies for minimizing and mitigating risk
Identify the key areas of risk for the ED
Design your ED for quality, safety and risk reduction

Presented by: Sarah F. Fontenot, JD and Shari J. Welch, MD, FACHE, FACEP

Through discussions, case studies and breakout sessions seminar leaders Sarah F. Fontenot, JD, lawyer, nurse and educator, and Shari J. Welch, MD, FACHE, FACEP, practicing emergency physician and a quality improvement consultant, present tools and techniques to tackle legal concerns and make the ED safer for patients and for the organization.

For More Information about this program and the On-Location Program:

Call ACHE's On-Location coordinator at (312) 424-9354
Pricing Information

To Purchase On-Location Programs

Call ACHE's On-Location Coordinator at (312)-424-9362 or email at dtownsend@ache.org

Seminar Offered in Lengths of:

6-Hour (1-Day)
12-Hour (2-Day)

Who Should Attend

Senior executives, department heads and clinical executives

Continuing Education Credit

ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits assigned to this seminar are commensurate to the length of the seminar in hours.

In addition to the ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits assigned to this seminar, ACHE is accredited by other organizations to provide continuing education credit.

National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB): A $135 fee will be applied and sponsor must notify the On-Location coordinator of request prior to Letter of Agreements being signed.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME): A lengthy application process is required involving an extensive needs assessment to be undertaken by the sponsoring organization. In addition, all promotional communication must be approved for ACCME accreditation by ACHE. Sponsor must notify the On-Location coordinator of request prior to Letter of Agreements being signed.