Risk Management Links

Introduction
For your convenience, listed below are quick links that may be helpful to you in your search for information and resources.

CHI Member Risk Management Network
CHI Members Only: Please contact Jenny Sula, jsula@optimahealthcare.com for a list of CHI Risk Managers

Clinical Resources
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) www.aap.org
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) www.aafp.org
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) www.acep.org
American College of Surgeons (ACS) www.facs.org
American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) www.acog.org
American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) www.asahq.org
Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) www.aorn.org
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Services (AWHONN) www.awhonn.org
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) www.ena.org
Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP) www.ismp.org
Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) www.sccm.org

Hospital Associations
California Hospital Association (CHA) www.calhospital.org
California Children’s Hospital Association (CCHA) www.ccha.org
Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) www.hasc.org
Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties (HASDIC) www.hasdic.org
Hospital Council of Northern and Central California (HCNCC) www.hospitalcouncil.net
Nevada Hospital Association (NVA) www.nvha.net

Information Management and Equipment
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) www.ahima.org
Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA) www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety

Multidisciplinary Focus on Healthcare Improvement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.ahrq.gov
ECRI Institute (ECRI) www.ecri.org
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) www.ihi.org
Institute of Medicine (IOM) www.iom.edu
National Clearinghouse Guidelines (NCG) www.guideline.gov
National Institute for Health (NIH) www.nih.gov
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority http://patientsafetyauthority.org

Regulatory Agencies
California Codes (Laws) www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
California Code of Regulations (CCR)Title 22 www.calregs.com
California Department of Healthcare Services www.dhcs.ca.gov
California Department of Public Health www.cdph.ca.gov
California Legislative Information www.leginfo.ca.gov/index.html
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) www.cms.hhs.gov
Nevada Legislative Information: www.leg.state.nv.us
Nevada Revised Statutes (Laws): www.leg.state.nv.us/law1.cfm
Nevada Administrative Code (Regulations): www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC
The Joint Commission (TJC) www.jointcommission.org/

Risk Management, Administrative Management, and Clinical Management Networking
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) www.ache.org
American Medical Association (AMA) www.ama-assn.org
American Nurse Association (ANA) www.nursingworld.org
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) www.ashrm.org
California Medical Association (CMA) www.cmanet.org
California Society for Healthcare Risk Management (CSHRM) www.cshrmca.org
Nevada State Medical Association www.nsmadocs.org/
San Diego Association of Healthcare Risk Management (SDAHRM) www.sdahrm.org

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