Homework: Summative Assessment- Risk- & Quality-Management Introductory Guide
Risk and quality management are the responsibility of all employees. As a health care manager, it is important that you are able to communicate the importance of these topics to your team members.
In this homework, you will demonstrate the skill of risk management by evaluating appropriate decision-making processes in risk and quality management as you prepare an introductory guide on the basic concepts of risk and quality management. You will apply the risk- and quality-management concepts you've learned to the health care industry.
Task
Write 3 to 4 pages quality- and risk-management introductory guide.
i. Overview
ii. Explain the basic concepts of quality improvement in the health care industry.
iii. Explain the basic concepts of risk management in the health care industry.
iv. Decision-Making Processes
v. Explain the information needed for making risk-management and quality-management decisions in the health care industry. Consider the following in your explanation:
vi. How do you identify your areas of concern?
vii. What data do you need to validate your concerns?
viii. What process or methods do you use to ensure consistency in making evidence-based decisions?
ix. Risk-Management Tools and Strategies
x. Evaluate 2 risk-management tools or strategies used in the health care industry. Include the following:
xi. Explain the purpose of each tool or strategy.
xii. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of the tools or strategies you selected.
xiii. Quality-Management Tools and Strategies
xiv. Evaluate 2 quality-management tools or strategies used in the health care industry. Include the following:
xv. Explain the purpose of each tool or strategy.
xvi. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each of the tools or strategies you selected.
xvii. Summary
xviii. Explain challenges in applying risk- and quality-management decisions in the health care industry.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.