Healthcare Quality Improvement and Risk Management accurate 100%

Healthcare Quality Improvement and Risk Management accurate 100% CHAPTER 1 - ANSWER The Joint Commission Standards - ANSWER 1. providing leadership 2. improving organizational performance 3. information management 4. patient's rights -quality of care and legal responsibilities to do no harm Risk Management - ANSWER an organized effort to identify, assess, and reduce, where appropriate, risks to patients, visitors, staff, and organizational assets -a program designed to reduce the incidence of preventable accidents and injuries to minimize the financial loss to the institution should an injury or accident occurr risk - ANSWER uncertainty about future events that may threaten the safety of patients, assets (people, property, financial, and goodwill), and reputation of providers Risk management process - ANSWER 1. Risk Identification 2. Risk Analysis 3. Risk control/treatment 4. Risk financing Risk identification - ANSWER the collection of information about current and past patient care occurrences and other events that represent potential loss to the institution -examples: antitrust violation, breach of contract, casualty exposure, defamation, embezzlement, environmental damage, fraud and abuse, general liability, hazard substance exposure, professional malpractice, security violations, transportation liability, and worker's compensation Risk Analysis - ANSWER evaluation of past experience and current exposure to eliminate or limit substantially the impact of risk on cash flow, community image, and employee and medical staff morale