The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute Announces 2008/2009 Annual Risk Management...

Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:01 CDT LANSING, Mich., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute (RM&PSI), a national leader in clinical risk management practice and patient safety programs for health care institutions and providers, today announced the dates and focus for its annual risk management conference. The conference will take place Sept. 17-19, 2008 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Mich., and again on April 27-28, 2009 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. This year's focus, "Don't Risk Financial Security: Preventing Hospital-acquired Conditions," will help health care institutions understand and prepare for the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) "preventable conditions" reimbursement rules that go into effect later this year. Adverse events in... [read full story]