Question

Imagine you work as a risk management supervisor at a local health care facility. As a leader explain the importance of risk management from various concepts and factors by answering the following questions.

a.      Explain the concepts of risk management in the health care industry.

b.      Explain factors that influence risk management in the health care industry.

c.      Explain the relationship between risk management and quality management.

d.      Analyze the information and information technology methods needed to make risk-management decisions in the health care industry.

e.      Analyze key risk management tools in the health care industry.

f.       Analyze challenges in making risk management decisions

Answer 1

a) Risk management for health care is a collective effort to identify, minimize, and evaluate risky visitors, patients, and staff where appropriate .Risk management is very important in health care to avoid medical errors and keeping patients safety e t c..

b) ....a) Functioning with health insurance b)Evaluating the condition of the patient c) Assessing therapeutic potential in the market d)Examining health care products and prices. e)Health technological positivity.

c) Risk management takes proactive, preventive and proactive measures. The relationship between Riskmanagement and quality management is to identify, prioritize, and eliminate resources that are likely to fail to achieve goals.

d) The use of information technology is very important in risk management. Information technology promotes patient safety and improves the quality of health care delivery. Reduces medical errors. Establish a good relationships with the patient.

e)Clinical auditing fecilities, Reporting, Safety rounds, satisfaction survey ,Medical records etc... are the tools in the health care industry.

f)Lack of accountability, risk not being taken seriously, lack of facilities, increased demand, lack of transparency, risk not being identified are some of the problems facing risk management.