Risk Management

The risk management team is staffed by former risk managers with many years of hands on experience. Some of the value added services you’ll enjoy include monthly audio conferences on important issues, on site surveys, customized claims reviews and access to a host of resources in this highly specialized field.

Highlights include:

  • Annual Risk Management Conference

    Each year, PRI sponsors an annual conference exclusively for our clients. These conferences, attended by administrators, risk and quality management personnel as well as physicians examine important trends in risk management and healthcare.

  • Audio Conferences

    PRI offers audio/web conferencing capabilities. This allows us to share up to date, relevant information on a myriad of topics with the risk managers in a time efficient manner. Each participant can dial-in from the comfort of their own computer without having to travel to a central location.

  • Networking Meetings

    Networking is an important component for today’s risk managers and our regional networking meetings facilitates the sharing of ideas and best practices. Each session includes an open forum for urgent topics, and is driven by our clients.

  • Online Risk Management Course

    Our award winning online interactive Patient Safety Training Program Designed to minimize frequency and severity of claims is available to our insured facilities using actual case studies. In this course, the causes of medical errors will be explored as well as techniques that may be employed to help prevent their occurrence.

  • Annual General Survey

    As part of our underwriting process we may require a professional and general liability survey of the facility. This includes a tour of the facility, review of the facilities’ Performance Improvement Plan, document reviews and random medical record and credential record review. Results of this survey along with suggestions for improvement are shared with our clients.

  • Focused Surveys

    In addition to general and professional liability surveys, we also conduct focused surveys for those clinical areas that present the most concern for the individual facility.

  • Claims

    Customized claims audits can be conducted for hospitals seeking a second opinion on the adequacy of their reserves during self insured policy years. Loss runs are generated quarterly, or as otherwise requested, and can be made available in Microsoft Excel® format, hard copy or electronic versions.

  • Actuarial Analyses

    PRI’s in-house actuaries perform special studies and analyses that can be made available via customized reports on an annual or quarterly basis.

  • Resources/Publications

    Look to PRI as a resource for state of the art information on risk reduction techniques and related topics.

PRI has offices on Long Island and Rochester, New York.

For additional information please contact:

Dawn Thomas Lewis, Director of Hospital Risk Programs, Department of Hospitals and Special Programs, 516-365-6690, d.lewis@medmal.com, www.pri.com