OSHRM
Ohio Society for Healthcare Risk Managers

Purpose
The Ohio Society of Healthcare Risk Managers is an affiliated state chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Managers of the American Hospital Association. OSHRM was founded on May 1, 1978 to establish a forum for health care risk managers in the state of Ohio.

The society's mission is to promote risk management, which protects human and financial assets, in a manner consistent with compassionate, quality and cost-effective health care.

Society Goals
The purpose of OSHRM is to advance the development of health care risk management in Ohio through accomplishment of the following objectives:

• To serve as a professional society allowing individuals to develop a network of health care risk managers that will promote information exchange and problem solving.

• To provide education and resources to health care risk managers.

• To serve as a state chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management.

• To advance the concept of risk management in health care institutions in other ways as deemed beneficial by OSHRM membership.

Organization
OSHRM is governed by a board of directors comprising two representatives from each of the four OHA districts, the past president, president and the president-elect. 
2008 Board of Directors

Membership
Active members are voting members. To qualify, one must be an employee of an OHA member hospital or health care institution and be involved with the risk management efforts, whether under the title of risk manager or another title.

Associate members are non-voting members. Membership consists of other individuals who perform risk management activities for a related industry, represent hospital risk management interests as legal counsel, or perform health care risk management duties outside of Ohio.  
Application form*

Membership Benefits 

• The OSHRM newsletter is a periodic publication covering national, state and local health care risk management and related topics, reviews of noteworthy health care risk management literature, and other timely information.

• OHA Convention and OSHRM Annual Meeting - Society members are invited to attend the annual OSHRM meeting and the annual OHA convention to become acquainted with fellow members, exchange ideas, conduct society business and attend a variety of educational sessions.

• Membership Roster - An annual publication of the names, addresses and phone numbers of OSHRM members is a  useful resource for those interested in contacting their peers.

• Educational Programs - The society periodically sponsors other educational programs directed at specific topics related to practices and processes of risk management.

• Awards - Risk Management Special Achievement awards are presented periodically.

• OSHRM News Flash - quarterly email that mixes current state and national risk management news with humor.

• Opinions of Interest from the Supreme Court and Appeals Courts of Ohio
  October '07
  November '07
  December '07
  January '08
  February '08
  March '08
  April '08
  May '08
  June '08
  July '08
  These opinions may be of interest to healthcare risk managers and have been loosely organized by topic. It is important to remember that not all appeals court opinions have the effect of law.

• OHA Hospital Law Handbook - OSHRM members are able to purchase this important compendium of useful Ohio statutes and regulations for only $75, a $25 discount from the normal price.  OSHRM is able to offer this discount because of its financial support of the OHA Handbook project.

• District Meetings
  Northeast
  Southwest
  Central
  Northwest
   

Ohio Statutes and Regulations That Every Risk Manager Should Know - Posted below are statutes and regulations that risk managers commonly use.

• Peer Review and Incident Report Confidentiality  Posted are statutes that make peer review and incident reports confidential and not discoverable, and which also provide a presumption that an accredited hospital did not negligently credential a member of medical staff.
• Informed Consent for Adults & Minors Involving HIV Testing  Posted are statutes and a regulation pertaining to adult and minor consent for medical care.
• Service of Process  Posted is Civil Procedure Rule 4.1 which specifies how subpoenas and summons must be served on parties.
• Emergency Mental Hospitalizations   Posted is the Ohio statute permitting emergency mental hospitalization under certain circumstances.
• Police Requests for Lab Results   Posted is the Ohio statute specifying how law enforcement may request certain lab results.
• Electronic Signature   Ohio statute authorizes use of electronic signatures in certain circumstances.
• Coroners and Autopsies   Several Ohio statutes and one regulation address coroners and autopsies.
• Reportable Gunshot, Stab Wound and Other Injuries   Hospitals and others are required to report certain injuries that may have resulted from commission of a crime.
• Reportable Abuse and Neglect   Hospitals and others are required to report abuse or neglect of minors, certain adults and mentally retarded persons.

Annual Meeting
The OSHRM/SOHA Joint Educational Conference will be held September 18-19, 2008, at The Hilton Columbus Hotel at Easton.  The registration form is also available here.

A Risk Management & Patient Safety Newsletter reprinted with permission of RM&PSI

Information on ASHRM.

For Further Information Contact:

Ohio Hospital Association
155 E. Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio  43215-3620
(614) 221-7614
Fax (614) 241-2933
www.ohanet.org

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© 2001-2008 OHA. Last updated August 21, 2008.
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