Quality Management
Week 1 Discussion Question 1(1pg)

Define and discuss quality management, the evolution of the quality improvement movement, and implications of public health for health care organizations to implement national quality initiatives.

Risk Management
Week 1 Discussion Question 2(1pg)

Define risk management, the components of a risk management program, and how the risk management process can reduce organizational risk. Examine the roles and responsibilities of a risk manager as well as those of the clinical delivery team, including physicians. Recognize the regulatory requirements and standards associated with federal mandates, including HIPAA, and accreditation. Examine risk management methodologies, strategies, and tools. Recognize the financial and risk correlation for organizational profit and loss.

Outcomes, Tools, and Strategies

Week 2 Discussion Question 1(1pg)

Discuss the role of quality and risk management to health care outcomes, including challenges in collecting and analyzing quantitative data in the health care environment, components of quality, and the fundamentals of outcome measurement

RCA and FMEA
Week 2 Discussion Question 2(1pg)

Discuss the various tools, and their applications, for risk management as outlined by The Joint Commission and the Hambleton article, including conducting a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA). View Patient Safety: At the Heart of All We Do and apply proactive risk management to health care delivery in a hospital, long-term care, or ambulatory settings.

Week 2 – Assignment(3pg)

Case Study
Review the case study at the end of Chapter 5 (Nash & Goldfarb, 2006). Prepare an analysis of all the hospital’s initiatives and apply at least three quality and/or risk management concepts, measures, and tools in your paper.
Your paper must be three to five double-spaced pages (excluding the title and reference pages). In addition to the text, utilize a minimum of two scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources that were published within the last five years. Your paper and all sources must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

preview of the answer..

The hospital through critical analysis employed the risk management components upon which it discovered that the medics were not acquiring enough information based on the patients’ health upon arrival. They thus employed the four components that involved: Preliminary risk activities involve the process of having a crystal clear understanding of the situation through critical analysis of the situation so as to establish a risk profile. The risk manager is usually at the forefront and may delegate this process to professionals to ensure he receives a detailed report.

When faced with decisions it is very critical that one analyzes them so as conclude on the best course of action to take. At this point the evaluation of risk management options comes …

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