Risk Management Concepts

Risk Management Concepts

Definition

Give an example of how the concept is used within risk management in health care.

Conditions of participation

Accident (medical)

Complaint

EMTALA

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a federal law designed to give patients the right over their health information by allowing them to set rules and limits on who gets to view/receive their health information.

A patient’s ex-husband calls to obtain personal health information for a patient. He states his ex-wife asked him to call to obtain her results because she is unable to call. The health care employee reviews the patient’s preferred method of communication and disclosure and verified the patient approved the facility to provide personal health information to her ex-husband over the phone.

Incident reporting system

Informed consent

Malpractice

Legal health record

National patient safety goals

Identify 3 to 5 factors that influence risk management in health care.

How does the factor selected influence risk management in health care?

Patient safety

Patient safety influences risk management in that risk managers must monitor the safety of the patients by mitigating the potential or actual risks to their safety, such as medication errors, etc.