Risk Management Program
We have achieved exceptional, industry-leading results in malpractice risk management and patient safety. Our proactive risk management program brings together nationally recognized experts in integrated acute care and medical malpractice to develop essential risk management strategies.
Risk Management Strategies
To help support and protect your clinical practice, we diligently collect and analyze reliable patient safety information. We use this outcome data analysis to uncover the core malpractice risks in our practice and address those risks with focused education and clinical tools. This data-based, targeted approach helps to identify medico-legal risks before they become medico-legal cases.
FailSafe 24/7 On-Call System
The USACS FailSafe program provides you with 24/7 access to experienced Senior Physicians via smartphone app. FailSafe decreases risks and ensures you are never alone in managing a potentially risky situation.
Risk Retention Group Partnership
By owning our risk retention group, it gives us better control over the cost of medical malpractice insurance in an unpredictable market when compared to commercial insurance. It also gives us better control over claims defense. We decide when, and if, to settle so you can keep doing the excellent work you do.
One-of-a-Kind Lawsuit Management
Even the most compliant medical risk management behaviors may not be able to prevent all malpractice claims. Our claims management program ensures you receive support and expert legal representation. Even if you do find yourself going through a claim, we provide a peer mentor to assist you in coping with the mental and emotional stress of litigation.
Risk Management Blog
Check out this blog post from USACS Vice President of Claims and Risk Management, Dusty Otwell, outlining three steps to meaningful risk management.
Case Studies
See firsthand the benefits of utilizing Emergency Medicine consultants in our hospital management case studies.
Contact USACS
Get in touch with a member of our team to learn more about our approach to risk management.
Patient Safety Organization
In response to rising health care costs and increasing concerns about the quality of health care delivery in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services instituted the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. Our Patient Safety Organization was approved in April 2012, demonstrating our commitment to patient safety and quality.