This publication, developed in collaboration with the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), describes the important role that risk managers play in safety and quality and how they can become more involved in continuous standards compliance efforts. It also introduces key Joint Commission initiatives such as the National Patient Safety Goals and gives a comprehensive overview of Shared Visions-New Pathways(R) and its key components, including the Periodic Performance Review.

List of figures; Foreword; ASHRM Contributors; Introduction; The Role of the Risk Manager in the Accredited Health Care Organization; The Risk Manager and Patient Safety; The Risk Manager and the Care Recipient; The Risk Manager and the Environment of Care; The Risk Manager and and the Organization; FMEA and RCA: Key Risk Reduction Tools; Highlights of the Accreditation Process; Periodic Performance Review: An overview; Index.