HRCAlerts111914_New Full TextThe roles of risk and quality professionals are evolving in healthcare organizations. In the past, the two functions often operated separately, and individuals responsible for each function had different lines of reporting—an organizational structure that further divided risk management and quality. Patient Safety, Risk, and Quality, which has recently been updated on the Healthcare Risk Control (HRC) members' website, discusses how, today, risk management and quality improvement efforts in healthcare organizations are rallying behind patient safety and finding ways to work together more effectively and efficiently to ensure that their organizations deliver safe, high-quality patient care and continue to minimize risks. Topics and Metadata Topics Culture of Safety; Quality Assurance/Risk Management Caresetting Ambulatory Care Center; Ambulatory Surgery Center; Assisted-living Facility; Behavioral Health Facility; Dialysis Facility; Emergency Department; Endoscopy Facility; Home Care; Hospice; Hospital Inpatient; Hospital Outpatient; Imaging Center; Independent Living Facility; Physician Practice; Rehabilitation Facility; Short-stay Facility; Skilled-nursing Facility; Substance Abuse Treatment Facility; Trauma Center Clinical Specialty Roles Healthcare Executive; Patient Safety Officer; Quality Assurance Manager; Risk Manager Information Type News Phase of Diffusion Technology Class Clinical Category UMDNS SourceBase Supplier Product Catalog MeSH MeSH ICD 9/ICD 10 ICD9/ICD10 FDA SPN FDA SPN SNOMED SNOMED HCPCS HCPCS Disease/Condition Publication History Publishing HistoryPublished November 19, 2014 Who Should Read This Who Should Read ThisAccreditation coordinator, Administration, Business office/finance, Chief medical officer, Corporate compliance, Human resources, Insurance, Legal counsel, Nursing, Patient safety officer, Quality improvement Quotation Related Resources Related Resources Patient Safety, Risk, and Quality