Outcomes, Tools, and Strategies

Discuss the role of quality and risk management to health care outcomes, including challenges in collecting and analyzing quantitative data in the health care environment, components of quality, and the fundamentals of outcome measurement. Review quality and risk management tools and strategies. ANSWER:

In an effort to minimize potential losses, healthcare facilities hire healthcare risk management professionals to monitor and manage risks and liabilities. Risk managers work to ensure patient and staff safety, respond to claims of clinical malpractice, address patient complaints, and comply with federal and state regulations. While their primary responsibility is to protect the hospitals interests, risk managers efforts contribute...