Capella BUS4123 2021 January Unit 6 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest

BUS4123 Quality Assurance and Risk Management

Unit 6 Discussion  

DQ1 Risk Management: A Profile of the Role

Risk management is a developing field in health care. The readings for this week, along with the link to the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), discuss what risk manager or compliance officer responsibilities are in different health care organizations. Job titles for this area include compliance officer, risk manager, chief risk officer, and compliance consultant.

Exhibit 2.5 on page 59 of the Carroll textbook (linked in Resources) provides a lengthy list of major responsibilities for a chief risk officer. Review this exhibit. Pick one area of responsibility from this exhibit and discuss the possible activities that are related to this responsibility area.

In 250 to 300 words, discuss a particular area of responsibility for a chief risk officer in a health care organization.

Response Guidelines

As the director of quality management, respond to at least two other learners with a substantive post of support, new learning, or alternative viewpoint. In your post, consider how the chief risk officer and the director of quality management will work on this particular responsibility area. Is there room for collaboration? Is this a role only held by the chief risk officer? Who reports to whom?

Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations.

DQ2 Creating a Just Culture

Health care organizations are working toward a just culture. Formerly, the medical culture was one of the "ABCs of Accuse, Blame, and Criticize" (Carroll, 2009, p. 95). With the patient safety movement now in full force, the idea of a new organizational culture has emerged. The just culture of safety provides for a set of values, guiding principles, or ways of thinking to be shared by all members of the organization.

Pick a health care organization or area (hospital, skilled nursing facility, physician's office, dental office, health plan, group home, or assisted living facility, for example). You are a risk management consultant. Discuss how you would introduce the idea of a just culture within this type of organization.

Response Guidelines

As the administrator for the organization discussed, respond to at least two other learners. Provide a substantive viewpoint on why you agree, disagree, or have additional thoughts to improve a just culture for your organization. Raise questions for the consultant. Is the plan feasible for your organization?

Reference

Carroll, R. (2009). Risk management handbook for health care organizations (5th student ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN:9780470300176.