We saw that risk management involves playing the devil’s advocate and asking, “What could go wrong?” Creating scenarios and thinking through situations will help you understand the nature of the risk better. This is your exercise for the week. Create three fictional incidents for the risk area you selected in Week 1. Write about each scenario…
You oversee the insurance program at a local physician’s office. The office has five family practice doctors with four nurses and two office staff. The office is independent, so it must provide full coverage independent of any parent company. The office has a van for transporting supplies, patients to a local medical center, and groups…
Think about how you watch film and how the aesthetic elements work together to create meaning for the viewer audience. Some of the important elements to consider are: editing, cinematography, and lighting. Analyze each of these aesthetic choices by following the instructions below. Editing – visual transitions between shots that work to move the story…
Descriptions “describe”—they depict the “what is” of a statement. Prescriptions “prescribe”—they express the “what ought to be” of a statement. When approaching controversial or emotionally charged subjects, critical thinkers are mindful of the different roles that facts and values play in people’s judgments and the different roles they play in different kinds of judgments. This…
Please respond to the following: · Compare and contrast the rational and political models of policy analysis. Debate the advantages of the model that you believe is most influential in policymaking. Support your rationale with two (2) specific examples of your chosen model’s influence. · Suppose you are a health policy analyst for a government…
Please respond to the following: · From the first e-Activity, analyze the measures your state and local community have in place to prepare hospitals for two (2) different types of threats to public health. Question whether the design of these measures allows for the sufficient protection of the population in the face of an imminent…
Sets After reading the required chapters on Functional HER systems and Learning Medical Record Software, complete and submit the following in an APA formatted Scholarly essay: · Begin your essay with an introduction explaining the purpose of the essay. · In no more than four paragraphs, describe four HER code sets. · Describe the similarities…
The first link takes you to The Joint Commission website You will notice that National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) are separated by type care provided. Choose the long term care link. Choose one of the goals listed and list three ways you might be able to meet that goal. The next link will take you to the…
After reading the required chapters on Increased Familiarity with the Software and Data Entry at the Point of Care, complete and submit the following in an APA formatted scholarly essay: · Begin your essay with an introduction explaining the purpose of the essay. · In no more than one paragraph, describe the functions of the…
What type of disaster is your local hospital likely to face? Has this occurred in the past? Was the hospital prepared to respond appropriately? As a risk manager, what questions might you have about the hospital’s response plan?
How might your response plan for an epidemic such as the avian flu differ from your response plan for a natural disaster? Are there resources to plan for that would be different? Are there resources that would be impacted regardless of the type of response plan that is needed?
Conduct your own research to find an example of a time where a medical error resulted in harm to the patient. Describe how this error affected the patient. What were the ramifications for the organization stakeholders who are providing care, that is, physicians, healthcare providers, employees, etc.?