“As cost, technology and demographic pressures on health care increase, providers are continuously trying to improve the quality of care, reduce cost and increase patient safety, all at the same time," said Susan Salpeter, lead risk engineer for healthcare for Zurich Services Corp. "Our health care customers can have access to SRC's services at a special Zurich rate to empower them with tools, knowledge, training and strategies to help them manage critical risks in today’s health care industry along with measuring their results. These services complement Zurich’s expertise."
SRC's services include Process for Early Assessment and Resolution of Loss, which may include apology and remedial measures and compensation; Decision Analysis Reserve Targeting, which applies better methods to quantify risk; safe patient handling; a strategic decision and risk management class; Edge of Risk series; and structural risk analysis.
According to Zurich, its complementary risk services and consultative advice can supplement professional liability insurance programs, including clinical risk management assessments, education, supply chain assessment and business resilience consulting and enterprise risk management and software.
