Benchmark Assignment: Risk Management Program Analysis
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze a health care risk management program. Conduct research on approaches to risk management processes, policies, and concerns in your current or anticipated professional arena to find an example of a risk management plan. Look for a plan with sufficient content to be able to DO this assignment successfully. In a paper, provide an analysis of the risk management plan that includes the following
I. Summary of the type of risk management plan you selected (new employee, specific audience, community-focused, etc.) and your rationale for selecting that example. Describe the health care organization to which the plan applies and the role risk management plays in that setting.
II. Description of the standard administrative steps and processes in a typical health care organization's risk management program compared to the administrative steps and processes you identify in your selected example plan. (Note: For standard risk management policies and procedures, look up the MIPPA-approved accrediting body that regulates the risk management standards in your chosen health care sector, and consider federal, state, and local statutes as well.)
III. Development of strategies to mitigate or eliminate risks: Once the risks have been assessed, strategies must be developed to mitigate or eliminate them. These strategies could include changes to the physical environment, changes to the staff, changes to the patients, or changes to the procedures being used.
IV. Implementation of strategies: Once the strategies have been developed, they must be implemented in order to reduce the likelihood of the risks occurring.
V. Evaluation of results: Once the strategies have been implemented, their effectiveness must be evaluated in order to determine whether or not they are actually reducing the risks.