About Us
The purpose of MASHRM is to advance the professional practice of healthcare risk management and the professional development of risk management and patient safety professionals.
Healthcare risk management includes risk identification and analysis, loss control, claims management, risk financing, and the safety of patients and healthcare workers.
Our members work in health care settings across the care delivery continuum including:
- Physician Office Practice
- Outpatient Clinics
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers
- Hospitals
- Nursing Homes
- Home Health
- Managed Care Organizations
Our mission and objectives are:
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To conduct educational programs and activities that promote professional development and strengthen the expertise of healthcare risk managers in the area of risk management.
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To strengthen risk management programs in general through the Members’ participation in the activities of the Organization.
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To provide opportunities for the free exchange of information among Members and solutions for issues of mutual concern.
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To advocate, together with ASHRM and other organizations, the practice of safe and effective risk management in legal, legislative and regulatory venues.
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To increase the visibility, validity, and credibility of risk management as key to effective healthcare management by facilitating communication with other healthcare management professionals.
Members of the MASHRM Board of Directors recently represented our society at the Mid Atlantic Patient Safety Conference.
MASHRM would like to congratulate the Mid Atlantic Patient Safety Center on a successful conference and thank their leadership for inviting us to participate. We look forward to expanded collaboration opportunities.
