Standard addresses providers' risk management. (NH News Notes).As concerns about liability insurance spread from hard-hit Florida to other states, "risk management" has become one of the latest buzzwords Below is a list of common buzzwords which form part of the business jargon of Corporate work environments. General Conversation
n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. . The Continuing Care continuing care a professional convention that a veterinarian who is treating an animal is obliged to continue treating that case unless an arrangement is made with its custodian to transfer the care to another practitioner or to a specialist. Accreditation Commission (CCAC CCAC Community College of Allegheny County (Monroeville, PA) CCAC Community Care Access Centre CCAC Canadian Council on Animal Care CCAC Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada CCAC Continuing Care Accreditation Commission ), which accredits continuing care retirement communities and aging services continuums, has issued a risk-management standard focusing on five areas where providers tend to be especially vulnerable: human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , governing board, building and grounds, finance and quality in resident life. CCAC-accredited organizations will have to comply with the standard by December. "Our goal is to help providers be proactive," Ann Gillespie, CCAC executive director, said in a release. "In addition to reducing risk, we hope this new standard will help providers in their efforts to renew or prevent increases in their liability insurance." The standard, which is available in the Newsflash section of the CCAC Web site (www.ccaconline.org), lists required documents, including a risk-management plan, corporate compliance plan, document checklists and a concise summary of the organization's insurance coverage. Organizations are asked how well they are meeting the standard and what they can do to improve. A list of resources to help organizations comply with the CCAC risk-management standard is also available at the CCAC site. |
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