Risk Management Plan Discussion

Final Project: Risk Management Plan
Objective:
For this assignment, you will create a Risk Management Plan for a Community Health Center of your choosing, The Risk Management Plan is designed to support the mission and vision of the Facility you choose as it pertains to clinical risk and patient safety as well as visitor, third party, volunteer, and employee safety. You are encouraged to choose any Health Care Facility: Hospital, Doctor Office, Emergency Care Center, etc. The project will be 8-10 pages long including title page and reference page.
 
ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES ( 20 points/ 10%):
Students will generate Risk Management Plan for a Community Health Center to support the mission and vision of the Health Care facility as it relates to clinical risk and patient safety as well as visitor, third party, volunteer, and employee safety. The paper will be 8-10 pages long (including title page and reference page). You need to apply all the concepts studied in this plan. Each paper must be typewritten with 12-point font and double-spaced with standard margins. Follow APA format when referring to the selected articles and include a reference page.
 

EACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

 
 
1.Introduction (50 points / 25%)Provide a brief synopsis of Importance of the Risk management as an integral component of a healthcare (not a description), in your own words.
2.Your Risk Management Plan (10 points / 50%)
a.Presentation Page:
ORGANIZATION NAME
BUSINESS ADDRESS
CITY, ST, ZIP
TELEPHONE NUMBER
FACSIMILE NUMBER
WEBSITE ADDRESS
EMAIL ADDRESS
b.MISSION STATEMENT: Mention the organizations mission. New Page.
c.Purpose of your Risk Management Plan:The purpose of your risk management program is to protect patients, staff members and visitors from inadvertent injury. New Page
d.Authority and Role of the Risk Manager:Mention and state the major functions and responsibilities of the Risk Manager in your organization. Jobs description.
e.Scope of your Risk Management plan: Under the direction of the risk manager, the risk management program provides for collaboration among all departments, services, and patient care professionals within the organization. Mention the departments will be influence by this Risk management plan.
f.Objectives of the Risk Management Program
g.Specific Components of the Risk Management plan
The risk management program will include the following components:
g.1 Event/Incident/Occurrence reporting
g.2 Educational activities
g.3Management of patient and family complaints/grievances
g.4 Patient satisfaction
h.CLAIMS MANAGEMENT:In some organizations, claims management is a function outside the risk management program and may have a separate staff with unique policies, procedures and protocols. If the claims management function is included in the risk management plan, you should constitute of their elements.
i. REPORTS TO THE GOVERNING BODY
j. ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
3.Conclusion ( 20 point/ 15%)
Briefly recapitulate your thoughts