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• In healthcare risk management, the term “healthcare risk management” referred to the care and education of the patient. The healthcare professional advised the patient on medicine, diet, nutrition, exercise, cleanliness and other issues so that the patient was empowered to take personal steps that reduced the patient’s risk of injury and illness and increased the patient’s chances of healing and recovery.

Today, healthcare risk management refers to the steps the medical profession must take to reduce the chance of litigation. Academic and training courses in healthcare risk management are now offered at the state level in many jurisdictions for health care professionals who want to stay eligible for promotion as risk (i.e., liability) management becomes increasingly integrated into the expected skill set of healthcare administrators.

*The healthcare industry is focused on benchmarking and measurement. So, how can a business case for risk management be made?