Principles of Risk Management and Insurance or Quality Management in the Imaging Sciences

Principles of Risk Management and Insurance

Author: George E Rejda

Principles of Risk Management and Insurance focuses primarily on the consumers of insurance, and the text blends basic risk management and insurance principles with consumer considerations. Praised for its depth and breadth of coverage, the Tenth Edition provides even more flexibility in its organization by giving an overview of the insurance industry first, before discussing specific plans.

Basic Concepts in Risk Management and Insurance: Risk in Our Society; Insurance and Risk; Introduction to Risk Management; Advanced Topics in Risk Management; The Private Insurance Industry: Types of Insurers and Marketing Systems; Insurance Company Operations; Financial Operations of Insurers; Government Regulation of Insurance; Legal Principles in Risk and Insurance: Fundamental Legal Principles; Analysis of Insurance Contracts; Life and Health Risks: Life Insurance; Life Insurance Contractual Provisions; Buying Life Insurance; Annuities and Individual Retirement Account s; Individual Health Insurance Coverages; Employee Benefits: Group Health Insurance; Employee Benefits: Retirement Plans; Social Insurance; Personal Property and Liability Risks: The Liability Risk; Homeowners Insurance, Section I; Homeowners Insurance, Section II; Auto Insurance; Auto Insurance and Society; Other Property and Liability Insurance Coverages; Commercial Property and Liability Risks: Commercial Property Insurance; Commercial Liability Insurance; Crime Insurance and Surety Bonds.

For all readers interested in risk management and insurance.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Ch. 1	Risk in Our Society	4
Ch. 2	Insurance and Risk	19
Ch. 3	Risk Management	40
Ch. 4	Fundamental Legal Principles	58
Ch. 5	Analysis of Insurance Contracts	76
Ch. 6	The Liability Risk	92
Ch. 7	Homeowners Insurance, Section I	110
Ch. 8	Homeowners Insurance, Section II	134
Ch. 9	Other Personal Property and Liability Coverages	150
Ch. 10	Automobile Insurance	169
Ch. 11	Automobile Insurance and Society	194
Ch. 12	Commercial Property Insurance	218
Ch. 13	Commercial Liability Insurance	243
Ch. 14	Crime Insurance and Surety Bonds	267
Ch. 15	Fundamentals of Life Insurance	282
Ch. 16	Types of Life Insurance and Annuities	297
Ch. 17	Life Insurance Contractual Provisions	325
Ch. 18	Buying Life Insurance	347
Ch. 19	Life Insurance Planning and Estate Planning	369
Ch. 20	Individual Health Insurance	387
Ch. 21	Employee Benefits: Group Life and Health Insurance	410
Ch. 22	Employee Benefits: Retirement Plans	436
Ch. 23	Social Insurance	463
Ch. 24	Types of Insurers and Marketing Systems	494
Ch. 25	Insurance Company Operations	510
Ch. 26	Insurance Pricing	527
Ch. 27	Government Regulation of Insurance	545
App. A	Homeowners 3 (Special Form)	A-1
App. B	Personal Auto Policy	B-1
App. C	Whole Life Policy	C-1
App. D	Universal Life Policy	D-1
	Glossary	G-1
	Index	I-1< /TD>

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Quality Management in the Imaging Sciences

Author: Jeffrey Papp

Completely updated, this text provides a basic description of quality management and explains why it is so important to imaging technology. Step-by-step procedures with full-size evaluation forms explain how to understand and implement proper evaluation and documentation of quality assurance and quality control. Useful features include appendices with a review of radiographic quality factors and a glossary with definitions of all the bold-faced terms from the text. A companion CD includes mock Registry exams, sample documentation forms, lab experiments, and critical thinking questions.

Cross-platform CD includes more than 300 practice exam questions for the ARRT advanced certification examination in quality management, 25 full-sized sample documentation forms, 27 student experiments, and questions for analysis and critical thinking in each chapter.

Student experiments on CD allow instructors to modify experiments to their own needs, and let students complete answers on the computer and print out.

Special icon indicates current federal standards, highlighting the most up-to-date quality management information available.

All imaging sciences are covered, devoting quality management chapters on to fluoroscopy, CT, MRI, sonography, and mammography.

Step-by-step quality management procedures with full-sized sample evaluation forms offer detailed instructions on how to evaluate equipment and document results for CT, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine.

Student-friendly features include learning objectives, chapter outlines, key terms (with definitions in glossary), student experiments on CD-ROM, and review questions atthe end of each chapter (answers are located at the end of the text).

Updated coverage of computed and direct radiography, direct radiography artifacts, and HIPAA, providing the most current information available — all in one place.

Coverage of practical applications of quality management tools and procedures.

Updated information on darkroom disease and on image processing, now that film is used less often.

Coverage of sensitometric testing and daylight systems.

Updated chapters on equipment quality control to reflect most current FDA, ACR, and AAPM procedure.

Updated mock exams to reflect the latest ARRT exam content specifications.

Susan Lura Sanson

This is a comprehensive resource that will enhance anyradiologic technology course in quality assurance/quality control. Inaddition, it will serve as an excellent reference tool for anyradiology department or technologist implementing a quality managementprogram. A technologist preparing for the quality management advancedlevel examination will find this book covers it all. The purpose isto provide the most current and comprehensive information available onthe quality management aspects of darkrooms, processing, equipment andaccessories, fluoroscopic and advanced imaging equipment, artifacts,repeat analysis, and silver recovery. Quality assurance organizationsand their websites are listed in the appendix. Various forms needed fordocumentation of quality improvement activities can be found throughoutthe book with additional forms in the appendix. This book istailor-made for a radiologic technology course in quality management. Student radiog raphers will appreciate having a copy of this book intheir personal library. Every department or quality controltechnologist would enjoy having such a practical reference to consult. It would be worthwhile as a review text for all imaging professionalsconsidering the advance registry examination in qualitymanagement. Special features include federal regulations in bold-facetype with a unique symbol. Each chapter includes an outline,educational objectives, key terms, experiments, and review questions. There is a mock quality management registry examination in Chapter 16. Chapters on quality control in advanced imaging equipment (CT, MRI, US,and NM) are also included. Don't hesitate to order this book. Everyradiologic science educator from clinicalinstructor to programdirector should have an understanding of quality improvement withintheir profession. It will bring everyone up to speed, very quickly. Students will have access to all aspects of quality improvement in onetex tbook. Radiology departments will appreciate this comprehensivereference. A library within a university or college that houses aradiography program would benefit from the addition of this book to theradiology reference section. This is an excellent book that I lookforward to using in my quality assurance/quality controlcourse.

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Reviewer: Susan Lura Sanson, MEd, RT (R) (QM) (Concordia University of Wisconsin)
Description: This is a comprehensive resource that will enhance any radiologic technology course in quality assurance/quality control. In addition, it will serve as an excellent reference tool for any radiology department or technologist implementing a quality management program. A technologist preparing for the quality management advanced level examination will find this book covers it all.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide the most current and comprehensive information available on the quality management aspects of darkrooms, processing, equipment and accessories, fluoroscopic and advanced imaging equipment, artifacts, repeat analysis, and silver recovery. Quality assurance organizations and their websites are listed in the appendix. Various forms needed for documentation of quality improvement activities can be foun d throughout the book with additional forms in the appendix.
Audience: This book is tailor-made for a radiologic technology course in quality management. Student radiographers will appreciate having a copy of this book in their personal library. Every department or quality control technologist would enjoy having such a practical reference to consult. It would be worthwhile as a review text for all imaging professionals considering the advance registry examination in quality management.
Features: Special features include federal regulations in bold-face type with a unique symbol. Each chapter includes an outline, educational objectives, key terms, experiments, and review questions. There is a mock quality management registry examination in Chapter 16. Chapters on quality control in advanced imaging equipment (CT, MRI, US, and NM) are also included.
Assessment: Don't hesitate to order this book. Every radiologic science educator fro m clinical instructor to program director should have an understanding of quality improvement within their profession. It will bring everyone up to speed, very quickly. Students will have access to all aspects of quality improvement in one textbook. Radiology departments will appreciate this comprehensive reference. A library within a university or college that houses a radiography program would benefit from the addition of this book to the radiology reference section. This is an excellent book that I look forward to using in my quality assurance/quality control course.

Rating

5 Stars! from Doody

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Introduction to quality management	1
Ch. 2	Quality management tools and procedures	16
Ch. 3	Film darkrooms	32
Ch. 4	Film processing	44
Ch. 5	Processor quality control	60
Ch. 6	Silver recovery	75
Ch. 7	Quality control of radiographic equipment	84
Ch. 8	Radiographic ancillary equipment	106
Ch. 9	Quality control of fluoroscopic equipment	126
Ch. 10	Advanced imaging equipment	145
Ch. 11	Outcomes assessment of radiographic images	176
Ch. 12	Mammographic quality standards	195
Ch. 13	Quality control in computed tomography	230
Ch. 14	Quality control for magnetic resonance imaging equipment	242
Ch. 15	Ultrasound equipment quality assurance	253
Ch. 16	Quality assurance in nuclear medicine	269< /TD>
App. A	Review of radiographic quality	293
App. B	Agencies, organizations, and committees in quality assurance	301