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Key Players: Risk Management
Risk management ensures that hospital policies and procedures comply with laws and standards of care. They are an important resource that can advise the creation of policy and process. Risk management may err on the side of caution to protect the hospital from liability. Sensitive issues for risk managers may include:
- Informed consent
- Counseling
- Divulging preliminary positive test results
- Getting test results to patients
- Partner notification and follow-up
Work with your risk managers and health department for information and clarification on the legal issues.
Other Hospital Players
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Administration
Hospital administration can facilitate the securing of equipment and resources for HIV testing. Administration is primarily concerned with unfunded activities and the impact of HIV testing on ED operations. Explore reimbursement and funding possibilities as part of your initial strategy to gain administration buy-in.
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Some long-running programs were conceived and implemented as projects of the research department. In other cases, the hospital's research department can provide technical support and oversight in developing systems to collect and analyze program data. Researchers may also have an interest developing manuscripts for publication based on results from HIV testing in the hospital's ED. This would contribute more broadly to the limited evidence base for ED-based testing.
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