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1.Risk management and patient safety would have once been considered similar concepts. However, the concept of patient safety has taken on new meanings in the healthcare environment. Discuss the differences that exist between risk management and patient safety in healthcare today.
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.
2.Risk management strategy is said to begin with the risk assessment. Identify at least three areas in EMS where risk assessment would be crucial to the development of a risk management strategy for the organization. Provide examples of how risks identified in these areas may result in a claim.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
3.Greater emphasis has been placed on the consent of minors relative to obtaining healthcare. Each state has varying conditions under which a minor is both legally competent to consent to care without parental notification or consent and circumstances where a minor may be considered an adult for the purposes of medical consent. Research your state’s statutory requirements related to the treatment of minors. Discuss the risks associated with the management of a 13 year old female with a potential, but uncertain, obstetrical complaint where her parents are in the home at the time of the response. Identify the type of consent that would apply in this situation based on your state’s legal statutes.
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.
4.Research the benefit of root cause analysis for implementation of sustainable system-wide changes that prevent or minimize errors in the EMS industry. Discuss why this form of quality improvement is advantageous compared to individual-based incident or case review.
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.
5.Consider the purpose of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) for patient protection. Identify a situation with risks that may result in an EMTALA violation claim for an EMS organization. Explain what strategies should be used to minimize or eliminate this risk.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
6.Discuss the risks associated with not having an established policy, procedure, or protocol for handling patient complaints or operational incidents that can impact patient care and response.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
7.You have been tasked with developing a policy for structuring standardized handoffs when transferring patients from a hospital in-patient status to a long term care facility. What would be an appropriate method to incorporate into your policy? What would an appropriate method for a handoff occurring between two supervisors at the scene of an incident? Discuss why they might be the same or different.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
8.Identify two factors that may contribute to communication failures within an EMS system. Describe how you feel these two factors increase risk and in what way.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
9.Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) requires several steps for successful implementation. Explain how this type of risk management program may be more appropriate for EMS organizations than the traditional risk management programs.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
10.Discuss the importance of risk-retention capacity when determining whether to use self-insurance as a way to finance risk for the organization. Identify advantages and disadvantages to incorporating self-insurance (total or partial) in your organization’s risk-financing plan.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
11.Describe potential benefits associated with bill abatements in response to adverse patient incidents. What types of criteria should be considered when evaluating a situation for bill abatement? Should the cost of care be shifted to the organization when a patient error has occurred during treatment and/or transport? Explain why or why not.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
12.Plaintiffs may request access to quality improvement documents during the written discovery phase of litigation. In some jurisdictions, these documents are privileged and not discoverable. Identify examples of these materials and discuss why it is important for risk managers to understand protections afforded for certain documents.
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.
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Thesis statement: Risk management in a medical field is defined as action taken by the relevant
medical professionals to avoid medical negligence.
Differences between risk management and patient safety in healthcare today
Three areas in EMS where risk assessment is crucial
Consent of minors relative to obtaining healthcare
Root cause analysis
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) for patient protection
Risks associated with not having an established policy for handling patient complaints
Methods used in standardized handoffs
Two factors that may contribute to communication failures within an EMS system
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
Risk-retention capacity and self-insurance
Potential benefits associated with bill abatements
Examples of quality improvement documents
References
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Risk management in a medical field is defined as action taken by the relevant medical
professionals to avoid medical negligence. This is because they are required to offer quality
services to the patients otherwise they will be charged in a court of law. Patient safety, on the
other hand, is related to risk management. Patient safety entails the clinicians taking the relevant
steps to avoid putting the life of a patient at risk. Both risk management and patient safety are
advanced so that the patients are protected when they seek medical services. The patient has a
justifiable cause if his or her safety is neglected by the health practitioners.
Patient safety and risk management concepts are separated by various differences. Patient
safety is the provision of a patient atmosphere that is free from danger. Risk management focuses
on the results of not providing harm free atmosphere for the patient. Patient safety lays down the
foundation for risk management. Risk management builds on the concept of patient safety.
Patient safety focus is on changing the mentality of health care providers (Risk, 2011). Risk
management on the other side focuses on the problem that may arise when the patient does not
get quality services.
Patient safety programs diagnose the problem that a patient can encounter in case of
negligence. Risk management programs focus on providing the solution so that the problem may
not occur again. Risk management deals with isolated cases of a particular patient. Patient safety
analyses how the various programs have failed to provide a safe environment for the patient.
Risk management systems are reactionary in nature while the patient safety programs are
proactive (Youngberg, 2011). The risk management programs are not guided by specific
procedures because the outcome is unknown. Patient safety is guided by certain regulations.
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Emergency medical services are important in saving lives of patients. This is because the
services are offered when the patient is in dye need. The paramedics employed in the
organization are very instrumental in ensuring the patient is able to reach the hospital for
specialized care. In most instances owing to the abruptness of emergency cases, the personnel
may fail to observe certain precautions. The failure of the personnel in taking adequate care
when dealing with injured patients might result in a lawsuit American (Academy, 2016). The
paramedic may be liable for moving the patient without evaluating if the patient has a spinal
injury. A risk can also occur if the ambulances are not well equipped to respond. For example,
when the EMS responds to an emergency where a patient is in critical condition, the ambulance
ought to have a resuscitating machine. The organization can be liable if the patient dies because
their ambulance lacked the machine (Aehlert, and Vroman, 2011). The patient may also be at
risk if the employed EMS personnel do not have the requisite skills. The personnel because of
lack of adequate experience and qualification may fail to perform a lifesaving operation on the
patient. The paramedic might perform a wrong procedure on the...
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