Discussion Post: Continuous Quality Improvement Health Care- MBA in Healthcare Administration
Risk Management is an essential component of every healthcare organization. It is another component of the healthcare system that requires collaboration with the Quality Director/Manager in order to facilitate the identification of opportunities for improvement. The key is to proactively identify potential areas of concern (Failure Modes Affect Analysis is a helpful tool) prior to a negative event occurring. Rather than waiting for something to occur and having to conduct a Root cause Analysis (RCA)> Additionally, It is a very litigious society in which healthcare related errors present a high-risk for exposure.
• Develop two situations/incidents in any type of healthcare arena that could potentially result in a litigation.
• Describe what occurred and how.
• How would you respond to the patient and/or family members?
• Is there is any way to mitigate the situation?
• How or what interventions could you implement to prevent this scenario from reoccurring?
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.