The purpose of this assignment is to analyze how an organization’s quality and improvement processes contribute to its risk management program.

This assignment builds on the Risk Management Program Analysis – Part One assignment you completed in Topic 1 of this course.

Assume that the sample risk management program you analyzed in Topic 1 was implemented and is now currently in use by your health care employer/organization. Further assume that your supervisor has asked you to create a high‐level summary brief of this new risk management program to share with a group of administrative personnel from a newly created community health organization in your state who has enlisted your organization’s assistance in developing their own risk management policies and procedures.

Compose a 1,250‐1,500 word summary brief that expands upon the elements you first addressed in the Topic 1 assignment. In this summary brief, address the following points regarding your health care organization and its risk management program:

1. Explain the role of your organization’s MIPPA-approved accreditation body (e.g., JC, ACR, IAC) in the evaluation of your institution’s quality improvement and risk management processes.
2. Describe the roles that different levels of administrative personnel play in healthcare ethics and establishing or sustaining employer/employee-focused organizational risk management strategies and operational policies.
3. Illustrate how your organization’s risk management and compliance programs support ethical standards, patient consent, and patient rights and responsibilities.
4. Explain the legal and ethical responsibilities health care professionals face in upholding risk management policies and administering safe health care at your organization.
5. Relate how your organization’s quality improvement processes support and contribute to its overall journey to excellence.

In addition to your textbook, you are required to support your analysis with a minimum of three peer‐reviewed references.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

BS Health Sciences

3.3 Explain the ethical and legal responsibilities of health care professionals related to risk management assessment and policies.

Explore the “Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit,” located on the Institute for Healthcare Improvement website. You may need to create a free account to view the downloadable documents within the Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit.

URL:

http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/Quality-Improvement-Essentials-Toolkit.aspx?utm_campaign=QI-Toolkit-Promotion&utm_medium=Whiteboard-Video&utm_source=ihi

Explore “Risk Management and Quality Improvement,” located in the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) section of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) website.

URL:

https://bphc.hrsa.gov/ftca/riskmanagement/

Review the “Laws and Regulations” page of the ESRD Quality Incentive Program section of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website.

URL:

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/ESRDQIP/05_LawsandRegs.html

Read “How Risk Management and Patient Safety Intersect: Strategies to Help Make It Happen,” by Leviton and Valentine (2015), located on the Patient Safety Blog page of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement website.

URL:

https://www.npsf.org/blogpost/1158873/211982/How-Risk-Management-and-Patient-Safety-Intersect-Strategies-to-Help-Make-It-Happen

Read “Section 4: Ways to Approach the Quality Improvement Process (Page 2 of 2)” of Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide in the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) program, located on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website.

URL:

https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/4-approach-qi-process/sect4part2.html

**Reminder on how to create an effective thesis. This is your point of view. Not research.

One trick is to go back to the purpose of the paper as you did- For example: The purpose of this assignment is to analyze how an organization’s quality and improvement processes contribute to its risk management program.

and then explain why it’s important. So

An organization’s quality and improvement processes is vital to its risk management program.

This is a simple version and it can be more elaborate and even specific. But at least you have some position you are taking. I hope that helps.