Emergent Risk and New Technologies

Depending on the needs of the individual pharmacy, several different types of insurance policies may be required to provide adequate risk protection for the business. The geographic location, type of practice, and services offered will influence the types of insurance needed. The risk management process is a continuous process, and periodic evaluations are necessary to address new or emerging risk threats to the pharmacy. Emerging threats discussed later in this chapter exemplify how recent changes in health care practices (privacy issues) and technology create new and different risk threats to the pharmacy. 

The risk assessment for the environment examines the critical effects which may emerge from the objects listed in the design specifications and their combined action. New technologies are assessed here. In addition, the risks determined in the assessment of the application software are evaluated again with the view on their possible impact on the environment. 

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