The North Carolina Association of Healthcare Risk Managers (NC ASHRM) is a professional organization for Healthcare Risk Managers. We are affiliated with the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Organized in 1980, our members actively seek to promote safe patient care and continually redesign our processes to protect healthcare assets for a sustainable healthcare future. We offer education, networking and advocacy for Healthcare Risk Managers. Please view our NC ASHRM Brochure.

Seeking Nominations for the 2022 Board

We are beginning the 2021 electoral process for NCASHRM 2022 board. We are seeking interested candidates for the following positions:

• President-Elect-Program Committee Chair
• Treasurer
• (3) At-Large Board Members
• (2) At-Large Nominating Committee Members

Please indicate your interest in serving in one of these leadership positions or nominate a fellow NCASHRM member for one of these important leadership positions by sending your nominations to Gwen Stokes at stokesg629@gmail.com.

Nomination deadline: May 31, 2021.

April Complimentary Webinar

April 27,  2021

NC ASHRM Colleague,

Happy Spring! As we all continue to face travel and other restrictions related to COVID-19, the NC ASHRM Board continues to coordinate complimentary webinars with the support of our generous sponsors and members. If you are provided with the opportunity to communicate with any of our sponsors or webinar providers, please thank them for their support. A copy of our sponsor list can be found here: NC ASHRM sponsors2020.

During April, we are privileged to provide a second webinar offering, thanks to the generosity of Marsh USA.  The second complimentary webinar will be presented on April 27, 2021 at 12 noon ET. The webinar will be moderated by Linda Jones, Regional Healthcare Leader of Marsh USA. Linda is the Managing Director of Healthcare for the southeast region of Marsh USA. Robin Barthlow-Busan, BSN and David Chambers, ARM will be joining Linda, as presenters. Robin is the Vice President of Insurance, Underwriting and Non-Clinical Risk Programs for the Maryland Medicine Comprehensive Insurance Program (MMCIP), a joint venture between the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation and the University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Incorporated.  David is a Senior Vice President with Marsh USA and supervises the client team for selected healthcare clients in the Mid-Atlantic zone. The biographies for our moderator and presenters can be found here: Dave Chambers' Bio 2021.03.02 Robin Barthlow-Busan BIO Linda Jones Bio 2019. Registration information is below.

Title of Event:  “What’s a VAP?  Offering Professional Liability Insurance to Voluntary Attending Physicians”

Description:  As the medical professional insurance market tightens, hospital leaders are considering alternatives to insure non-employed members of their medical staffs.  One solution is to form a Voluntary Attending Program (VAP).

Registration Link:  https://mmc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kde-hrTItG9DAHbM_p2ulsjslbaYmdKSZ

This meeting is approved for 1.0 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit toward fulfillment of the requirements of ASHRM designations of FASHRM (Fellow) and DFASHRM (Distinguished Fellow) and towards CPHRM renewal. We hope you will be able to join us.

For questions or to suggest potential webinar speakers or topics, please contact:

Katrina Jackson, Program Chair and President Elect

Katrina.Jackson@conehealth.com

Janna Bennett, Professional Development Chair and NC ASHRM Board Member

Janna.Bennett@cna.com