Risk management. Recommendations for the freestanding oncology center. Part two

Risk management is an active ongoing process for identification and management of possible losses. It is no longer possible, in this day of escalating numbers of suits and escalating dollar amounts for damages, to solely manage this by transfer of liability through insurance. An active program, in order to reduce the potential for liability, needs to be implemented and needs to be continued on an active ongoing basis, even in the freestanding radiation oncology center. This will require expenditure of time and dollars for periodic review by consultants, but will pay handsome rewards by reducing the potential for loss.