The KPMG Audit Committee Institute, governance challenges and the 2013 agenda including risk management, Click Here For Discussion.
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A KPMG Survey, The Increasing Role Of General Counsel In Risk Managment
KPMG says that general counsel are being called upon to play a greater role in the running of companies, particularly in the management of risk. See KPMG’s survey, Click Here For Survey.
Article – “Nightmare bacteria,” shrugging off antibiotics, on rise in U.S. – What Is Your Risk Appetite / Risk Tolerance?
A potentially scary topic to be sure – article discussing deadly bacteria resistant to antibiotics on the rise in hospitals, Click Here For Article.
What are your risk appetites and risk tolerances for this? Here is a link to a discussion by Norman Marks about risk appetite and risk tolerance, Click Here For Article. I assume that your tolerances aren’t very high.
But also compare the likelihood of occurrence in various different settings and over different patient groups, the seriousness of an occurrence in various different settings and over different patient groups, the effectiveness of treatments available if an occurrence happens and the likely timely awareness of the occurrence, the current safety processes in place, the additional safety processes possible, the likely effectiveness of the additional safety processes possible, and the costs and trade-offs for all of the above. In many or most situations it is seldom or seldom practical that all risks or the possibilities of all risks can be absolutely eliminated.
Just food for critical thought on topics that relate to legal, risk and governance topics.
Dave Tate, Esq. (San Francisco)
New Articles – Finding Trial Themes On A Dime, Litigation Graphics Lessons
Finding trial themes on a dime – worth a reminder, Click Here For Article.
Litigation graphics lessons – interesting discussion about a video that went viral, Click Here For Article.
New Articles – California Discovery Changes Including ESI, Improving Information Risk Management, Digital Evidence
January 1, 2013 changes to California discovery rules including deposition length, privilege logs and discovery of ESI, Click Here For Article.
Steps to improve information risk management, Click Here For Article.
Digital evidence, its value, use and loss, Click Here For Article.
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