Hot Topics in Healthcare Risk Management
The focus of this session is to identify and discuss significant Risk areas that will have an impact upon healthcare risk management. Time will be spent on specific examples of legal, regulatory and compliance issues - some of which are recurring, others are new and emerging. At the conclusion of the program, participants will be armed with key takeaways on how to prepare for the challenges ahead by prioritizing a plan of action using strategies and recommendations that may mitigate risks.
Yolanda Sims, JD, MHA
Ms. Sims provides KaMMCO members with an understanding of loss prevention and risk management issues in the health care field through education and information based on legal research. She interacts daily with a broad array of health care providers and administrators from hospitals, health systems and physician practices that seek risk advice on various matters such as health information privacy, federal and state regulatory requirements, and policy developments. Ms. Sims holds a joint degree (JD/MHA) from St. Louis University, School of Law and School of Public Health with a certification in Health Law. She is a member of the Kansas and Missouri Bar Associations, the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, and the Association of Corporate Counsel.