Homework: Risk Management
Hospital D uses an electronic system (application) to record events or incidents occurring within the hospital system. Currently, 40% of the events reported in the system need to be revised due to inaccurate initial categorization, which doubles the amount of work related to this function. Furthermore, additional notes from a prior internal interview of nurses indicate that between 40-50% of the incidents that occur are not being reported in the system at all because of misperceptions of what constitutes patient harm.
Resource from OIG: HOSPITAL INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTMS DO NOT CAPTURE MOST PATIENT HARM.
Tasks:
o Use root-cause analysis to explore one of the issues: (1) 40-50% incidence reports not being reported at all; or (2) 40% of the incidents reported in the system are not categorized accurately and need to be analyzed and revised.
o What other individuals would you want to include as part of your analysis and why? (nurses, other clinicians, IT)
o Explain potential consequences of non-reporting or improper reporting of events in terms of compliance, patient safety, and productivity/efficiency aspects. Use the textbook and DHHS report as one of the resources. In addition, use a peer-reviewed article to support your answer.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o 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.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.