BOOK: Kavaler, F. and Alexander, R. S (2014). Risk Management in the Healthcare Institutions: Limiting Liability and Exchanging Care, 3rd ed. Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN: 978-1-4496-4565-6
You have been hired as Healthcare Risk and Compliance Manager for a healthcare facility and your obligation is to ensure that the facility stays in compliance with the risk management rules and regulations of the accrediting bodies, like TJC (The Joint Commission) and the federal and state government agencies. Follow the chapters in the textbook and write a 18-20 pages double-spaced document in APA format excluding the cover and reference pages that describes various aspects of your new position.
Mid-Semester Project
Follow the textbook chapters 1-7 and discuss the following related to your duties as Risk Management and Compliance Officer. List each heading in bold for discussion.
1. Define risk management and describe the risk management process and activities.
2. What is HIPAA and how it applies to healthcare risk management?
3. How is Social Media used in healthcare staff recruitment?
4. How does Grading and Ranking works in healthcare?
5. How is Predictive Analytics used in healthcare risk management?
6. Outline Ethical Guidelines for healthcare managers and Ethical Issues in everyday healthcare practice.
7. How are Safety and Security assured in healthcare institutions?