ASHRM Podcasts

Join Tatum, O’Sullivan, the 2024 ASHRM President, on her journey from bedside nursing to healthcare leadership. Listen in as Tatum shares insights into industry challenges and what she has learned over 28 years in the profession. Learn how Tatum grew from her start in 2005 to a leader in ASHRM.

This podcast will present the benefits associated with the use of video to support the informed consent process. Tune in as Mr. Keplinger and Dr. Patel discuss how video can improve patients understanding of procedures and reduce malpractice risk.

Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic approach designed to proactively aid organizations in addressing potential risks associated with a new practice or a change in an existing process. The why, when and how of using the FMEA tool will be discussed.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed healthcare forever. We are now all acutely aware of how limited our national hospital bed capacity is, and how hesitant folks are to seek care within facilities experiencing crisis. We also learned that, for the most part, patients prefer receiving hospital-level care within their own homes. This podcast discusses the Hospital at Home through the lens of patient s...

Risk Professionals working in Critical Access Hospitals face a unique set of issues and joys. Join Toni A. Inserra as she discusses the history, challenges, and benefits that South Lyon Medical Center faced as it transitioned into a CAH.

This podcast will discuss the trends and challenges that those working in the physician practice setting are encountering.  Interventions taken by the North Shore physician practice group will be explored.  Lessons learned in addressing WPV and supporting the team members in the organization will be shared.

This podcast will review actions taken beyond the required federal, state and accreditation standards to address workplace  violence (WPV)  through the use of the ERM Risk Assessment and incorporation into system strategic initiatives.   Incorporating trauma informed care principles for addressing patient behaviors and supporting impacted workforce members.

In the aftermath of significant event, staff may be reluctant to complete patient safety reports. Tune in to hear Sandy Bledsoe discuss how to encourage event reporting in the face of adversity. To learn more about Sandy, and the work being done at Vanderbilt, go to www.vumc.org .

In terms of hospital-based access to high-quality care, availability continues to decrease, particularly for the most vulnerable. In this podcast, globally recognized experts in maternal and neonatal care – Dr. Henry Lerner, Dr. Patricia Scott, and Linda Zimmer, MSN, RN – will shed some light on the state of child and maternal health and how HealthStream is driving change and impact through simula...

Learn about practice trends among specialty medical providers, and how, when a doctor changes practice behavior, the risk of medical malpractice increases. Join Dr. Larry Van Horn, head of graduate health care programs at Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and founder/CEO of Preverity, Inc., as he shares current data and insights that will shed light on how to manage the g...

This podcast will address the issue of assessing competency of the late career practitioner, why it is a concern to providers and administrators,  what positions professional organizations have taken and how can risk management strategies support assessment.

Healthcare miscommunication—between doctors and patients as well as among healthcare providers—is a leading cause of patient harm.  This podcast by Michael J. Grace, J.D, CPHRM—a medical malpractice trial attorney, hospital risk manager, and healthcare educator—takes a unique holistic approach to educate all three essential participants (doctors, nurses and patients) in ways to prevent medical inj...

Health care risk management is a very diverse field and when you meet one risk manager, you meet one risk manager. One size does not fit all. This podcast series will look to discuss risks inherent to a variety of areas in health care. This podcast, the ninth in the series, will look at telehealth and risks that are inherent to this delivery care model.

This podcast, the fifth in a series of five covering the 5 components of the COSO Framework, will discuss how risk professionals can use the power of communication to engage stakeholders & shine a light on organizational opportunities.

Given the dizzying pace of change and the speed with which emerging risks appear, ERM leaders need to ensure their programs are keeping up with the times and with their organization’s changing strategies. This podcast, the fourth in a series of five covering the 5 components of the COSO Framework, will talk about the COSO component of review and revision, which leads the organization to assess sub...

In 2019, ASHRM aligned its enterprise risk management approach with the updated 2017 COSO framework.  This podcast, the third in a series of five covering the 5 components of the COSO Framework, will focus on one aspect of the COSO framework:  The “Performance” section.  This aspect of the COSO framework focuses on business objective formulation through the risk management process to identify risk...

ASHRM’s 2021 Healthcare Risk Management Professional of the Year discusses the journey to become a leader and/or subject matter expert in healthcare risk management.  The presenter will share tips on growing professionally, suggest tools to develop a leadership presence (regardless of your actual title) and guide the listener on a process of mapping out a personal path for success.

This podcast, the second in a series of five covering the 5 components of the COSO Framework, will discuss the COSO ERM Component of Strategy and Objective setting to help listeners understand the importance of aligning your business strategy and objectives with your strategic plan. In strategic planning, organizational leadership defines risk appetite and risk tolerance to ensures business object...

Support and comprehension of the principles of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) by the Board (board or directors/trustees) is essential to the success of an Enterprise Risk Management program in any healthcare organization. The Board oversees the organization’s strategic plan and establishes a risk-aware culture by creating expectations of acceptable attitudes, behaviors and characteristics that a...

The “open note” feature of the 21st Century Cures Act provides significant benefits to patients who want immediate access to their results and medical record.  But, it has also resulted in some unintended consequences.  This podcast will include two panelists; one who actively works with healthcare organizations to mitigate their risk and malpractice exposure related to “open notes” and one who br...

The evolution of healthcare is driving a reassessment of how healthcare providers view and manage risk while providing quality care and a safe working environment. Direct care professional shortages, increased regulatory scrutiny and the changing needs patients and families especially in senior living, create new and different risks and opportunities for enterprise risk management and transformati...

Health care risk management is a very diverse field and when you meet one risk manager, you meet one risk manager. One size does not fit all. This podcast series will look to discuss risks inherent to a variety of areas in health care. The seventh of the series will explore the unique challenges of health care risk management for those who manage and mitigate risks in the acute care setting.

Health care risk management is a very diverse field and when you meet one risk manager, you meet one risk manager. One size does not fit all. This podcast series will take a look at risks inherent in a variety of health care settings. The sixth podcast of the series will explore the unique challenges of health care risk management in the rehabilitation setting. There is high demand for this level...

Health care risk management is a very diverse field and when you meet one risk manager, you meet one risk manager. One size does not fit all. This podcast series will look to discuss risks inherent to a variety of areas in health care. The eighth of the series will explore the unique challenges of health care risk management in a health care staff company. Staffing companies are responsible for wo...

Listen to a discussion about a Critical Incident Support Team that provides mental health support to healthcare providers 24/7. On this podcast, you will learn about the development of the team, successes and challenges.