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Harvard Quality ColloquiumAugust 20, 2008

What’s Risk Management Got to do with Safety Anyway?

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Faculty

Ann Gaffey, RN, CPHRMELM ExchangeWashington, DC

Terie Zimmerman, RN, JD, CPHRM, FASHRMPatient Safety OfficerCatholic Health PartnersCincinnati, OH

Elizabeth Summy, MSc., CAEExecutive Director, ASHRMVice President, Personal Membership GroupsAmerican Hospital Association

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ASHRM

VisionSafe and Trusted Healthcare

MissionTo advance safe and trusted patient-centeredhealthcare delivery, ASHRM promotesproactive and innovative management oforganization-wide risk.

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ASHRM

• 5,400 members (June, 2008)

• 48 chapters in 40 states and countries

• Chicago-based membership group of the American Hospital Association

• Board of Directors (10)

• Professional Staff (9)

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Framework

• Crossing the Quality Chasm• IOM 6 Aims for Improvement• Risk Management Contributions

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IOM 6 Aims

• Safe• Timely• Effective• Efficient• Equitable• Patient-Centered

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Contact

American Society for

Healthcare Risk Management

1 N. Franklin Street

Chicago, IL 60606

312.422.3980

www.ashrm.org