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Question

1. Discuss how risk management is related to the other components of quality and patient safety.

2. Develop a list of patient safety and quality watchdog groups and government agencies that promote patient safety and quality improvement including the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) outline the focus on each.

3. How do HIM professionals support consumer and patient rights?

4. Differentiate between the basic components of an enterprise risk management program. (There is a graphic of this in Figure 13.1 of the text)

5. Compare a hospital's obligations with respect to providing elective treatment versus providing emergency treatment. Explain how documentation in the health record is necessary to support these efforts.

Al Harman was a patient in Ross Community Hospital for a ruptured appendix which resulted in an appendectomy and 4 weeks of intensive antibiotic therapy. The severity of Mr. Harman's condition was exacerbated by his obesity and the length of time from his first symptom and when he sought care. During his stay he complained to the charge nurse that he was not receiving an adequate dose of antibiotics, which was the cause of his infection and the length of stay in the hospital. The charge nurse followed the hospital's risk management procedure, objectively documented the patient's complaint in the patient's record, and completed an incident report

A. If a lawsuit is subsequently brought against the hospital, what role does the patient's record play in this situation?

B. Decide whether the incident report would or would not be subject to discovery by Mr. Harman's attorney.

C. Determine whether this incident represents a sentinel event as defined by the Joint Commission.