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Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to create an educational program that supports the implementation of risk management strategies in a health care organization.

In this assignment, you will develop an outline for an \”in‐service\”‐style educational risk management program for employees of a particular health care organization that will then form the basis for a PowerPoint presentation in Topic 5. Select your topic for this educational session from one of the proposed recommendations or changes you suggested in the Risk Management Program Analysis – Part One assignment to enhance, improve, or secure compliance standards in your chosen risk management plan example.

Create a 500‐750-word comprehensive outline that communicates the following about your chosen topic:

Introduction: Identify the risk management topic you have chosen to address and why it is important within your health care sector.
Rationale: Illustrate how this risk management strategy is lacking within your selected organization\’s current risk management plan and explain how its implementation will better meet local, state, and federal compliance standards.
Support: Provide data that indicate the need for this proposed risk management initiative and demonstrate how it falls under the organization\’s legal responsibility to provide a safe health care facility and work environment.
Implementation: Describe the steps to implement the proposed strategy in your selected health care organization.
Challenges: Predict obstacles the health care organization may face in executing this risk management strategy and propose solutions to navigate or preempt these potentially difficult outcomes.
Evaluation: Outline your plan to evaluate the success of the proposed risk management program and how well it meets the organization\’s short-term, long-term, and end goals.
Opportunities: Recommend additional risk management improvements in adjacent areas of influence that the organization could or should address moving forward.
You are required to incorporate all instructor feedback from this assignment into Educational Program on Risk Management Part Two ‐ Slide Presentation assignment in Topic 5. To save time later in the course, consider addressing any feedback soon after this assignment has been graded and returned to you. It may be helpful to preview the requirements for the Topic 5 assignment to ensure that your outline addresses all required elements for submission of the final presentation.

You are required to support your statements with a minimum of six citations from appropriate credible sources.

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. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Select your topic for this educational session from one of the proposed recommendations or changes you suggested in the Risk Management Program Analysis – Part One assignment to enhance, improve, or secure compliance standards in your chosen risk management plan example.

PLEASE, FIND BELOW THE SUGGESTED CHANGES AND PAPER YOU WROTE FOR ME ON RISK MGT PROGRAM IN PART ONE ASSIGNMENT: I COULD NOT ATTACH IT HERE:

Risk Management Program Analysis

Uzochukwu Stephen
Grand Canyon University
HLT-308V-0500
Professor Olivette Burroughs
July, 8,2022
 

Risk Management Program Analysis
Introduction
Risk management in healthcare is very important to both the patient and the provider. Risk is anything that may lead to an unexpected loss. Therefore, risk management is the process of analyzing practices and processes, identifying risk factors, and developing and implementing procedures for addressing the risks (Boyle, 2019). Traditionally, risk management in health care focused on the safety of patients within the facility, however, it has become more complex over time. Today, healthcare risk management can focus on employees, specific audiences, and the community. Therefore, risk managers are trained to address different issues in multiple settings. Falls are some of the health concerns worth the attention of risk managers (Allen-Duck et al., 2017). The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is cognizant of falls as a risky occurrence and provides recommendations for dealing with falls within the community. In that regard, this paper summarizes the risk management plan as required for the completion of the assignment.
Summary of the Type of Risk Management Plan selected and Rationale
The selected type of risk management plan is a community-focused one meant to reduce the risk of falls in the geriatric population within the community. The fall prevention and reduction program are called CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place – Advancing Better Living for Elders) (RHIhub, 2021). The risk management is delivered for five months at home to older adults within the community to reduce fall risks, improve daily functions, and enhance mobility. Prevention is better than cure, hence, the best approach to addressing the problem (Allen-Duck et al., 2017). The primary reason for selecting the risk management plan is that falls can cause a major threat to the life of older patients. Falls can compromise the health and independence of the geriatric population (Zhao et al., 2019). Furthermore, falls are marked as the leading cause of injuries among older people, both at the hospital and the community levels (Zhao et al., 2019). However, falls are preventable, and programs such as the selected one provide effective ways to avoid the problem.
Standard Administrative Steps and Processes
In a typical health care organization\’s risk management program, the standard administrative steps and processes include five stages such as determining the context, identifying the risks, analysis of the risks, evaluating, and management of the risks (Boyle, 2019). Determining the context requires care providers to mark high-priority areas within the community that require risk management. The second stage is to be cognizant of the risk and ascertain that it exists. Risk analysis comes third, which includes identifying the risk level, primary causes, and possible solutions. Risk evaluation involves prioritizing risks based on the severity of the risk (Boyle, 2019). The final stage is to implement the appropriate measures to reduce the identified risk from occurring. These guidelines are similar to those provided by the Federal and several state governments.
The selected risk management plan conforms to these steps. After risk analysis, the interventions are delivered by an occupational therapist, who is supposed to make six visits to every participant. There is also a nurse who makes four visits (RHIhub, 2021). There is a handyman who does repairs, home modifications, and installation of assistive devices. Through brainstorming processes, the providers develop efficacy skills to address any challenges that may come up after the risk management program has ended.
Key Agencies and Organizations
Several regulatory agencies are involved in the provision of health risk management. These regulatory agencies include the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) (Boyle, 2019). The JCAHO ensures that healthcare organizations provide safe and quality healthcare services to patients. The AHRQ conducts research aimed to improve the safety and quality of health care services. NCQA helps in evaluating the quality of health care organizations to improve safety and positive patient outcomes. The Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) aims to protect patients and health professionals, as well as, promote safe and quality healthcare services (Boyle, 2019). Therefore, each of the organizations has a special role to play in patient risk management.
Evaluation of the Risk Management Plan\’s Compliance
The risk management plan coincides with the requirements of the Joint Commission, which promotes the need for continuous improvement of safety and quality of health care. The risk management program also conforms to the requirements of the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) protects patients and improves safety (Boyle, 2019). The Joint Commission has a significant role in preventing falls among patients. The organization has been, for a long time, committed to preventing and reducing patient falls and associated injuries. The program helps improve awareness of falls among the geriatric population and establish proper actions to prevent the problems. The risk management program aims to help older people stay home safely without the risk of falling (RHIhub, 2021). In compliance with the organizations and the national statutes, risk management aims to prevent and reduce falls and related injuries by implementing proper preventive measures.
Proposed Recommendations
The risk management program does not include patient education. This aspect should be included in the risk management program. Patient education is essential and should supplement home modifications and environmental changes (Zhao et al., 2019). Older patients will be safer when they have skills and awareness of falls and preventive measures. The Joint Commission supports patient education to raise awareness about fall risk and preventive measures. Another recommendation is for the extension of the delivery period. The program duration should be extended to at least six months but one year is good to create enough time to educate the patient while performing other normal activities related to the home modification. The third recommendation is the use of standardized and validated tools when identifying risk factors for falls in the community (Boyle, 2019). These recommendations will improve the risk management program to achieve more positive patient outcomes.
Conclusion
Risk management in healthcare helps in proving the safety of patients and the community. The process of risk management includes analyzing practices and processes, identifying risk factors, and developing and implementing procedures for addressing the risks. Agencies involved in risk management regulation include the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The risk management plan is compliant with the requirements of the Joint Commission. The risk management plan needs a slight adjustment as stated in the recommendations. 
References
Allen-Duck, A., Robinson, J. C., & Stewart, M. W. (2017). Healthcare Quality: A Concept Analysis. Nursing Forum, 52(4), 377–386. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12207.
Boyle, T. (2019). Health and safety: Risk management. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
RHIhub. (2021). CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place—Advancing Better Living for Elders). https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/project-examples/1064
Zhao, Y. L., Bott, M., He, J., Kim, H., Park, S. H., & Dunton, N. (2019). Evidence on fall and injurious fall prevention interventions in acute care hospitals. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(2), 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000715

Patient Education to Improve to Improve Fall Risk Management

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Patient Education to Improve to Improve Fall Risk Management

Introduction

The identified practice gap from the previous work is the lack of patient education during risk management practices for falls. Therefore, the selected risk management topic for this educational program is to support patient education to prevent falls within the larger community (Allen-Duck et al., 2017). This risk management topic is important within the health care sector because falls are becoming a concern. The majority of patients and families lack the knowledge and skills needed to prevent falls in the geriatric population.

Rationale

Patient education is not given priority in the CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place – Advancing Better Living for Elders) risk management plan. The plan is community focused and more oriented to environmental modification (RHIhub, 2021). The care plan does not provide the patient with the background of what falls are and their consequences. For instance, before teaching the patient how to strengthen exercise, it is important to give background knowledge of falls and why it is a disaster (RHIhub, 2021). General knowledge of signs of falls, risk factors, and preventive measures is very important. Implementing the strategy will promote the local, state, and federal compliance standards (Boyle, 2019). These jurisdictions cite patient education at all levels as the best preventive measure. This strategy complies with the aspect of patient education in healthcare.

Support

Patient education to reduce the risks of falls in the geriatric population is backed up by literature.  Heng et al. (2020) conducted a literature review of several studies to assess the effectiveness of patient education in reducing falls. The study result showed patient education has the potential to reduce patient falls. Heng et al. (2020) also state that education provides patients with knowledge and skills to prevent falls. Health care providers have both legal and professional responsibilities to ensure the health and safety of people both at the organizational and community level. Falls are health concerns both in the community and in care facilities.

Implementation

A section of health care professionals will form a fall risk management team to be trained on how to conduct patient education regarding the risk of falls and preventive measures. The risk management team will be responsible for strategy implementation of the strategy (Zhao et al., 2019). The educational program should be delivered to all members. A handout will be given to all members of the risk management team. Nurse managers will ensure adherence to the fall prevention guidelines.

Challenges

Possible challenges the organization may face include a lack of adequate funds to ensure the successful implementation of the strategy. Since this is extra work, those involved may need a small amount to compensate for their efforts (Ximenes et al., 2019). Another challenge is the lack of compliance by the health care providers. Time is another challenge, especially, in a busy facility. To address financial issues, the organization can seek external sources (LeLaurin et al., 2019). Regarding compliance, a solid policy is needed. To address time, a proper schedule can be developed.

Evaluation

The program will be evaluated based on the rates of falls and the knowledge of healthcare professionals regarding patient education strategies to reduce falls. The rate of falls in geriatric patients is expected to reduce (LeLaurin et al., 2019). The trainees are expected to gain knowledge regarding this topic. The plan will meet short-term and long-term goals which include the provision of quality care and keeping fall rates below 2% respectively.

Opportunities

There is an opportunity to ensure that patients adhere to the guidelines after going through the learning program. Nurse educators are trained to educate patients regarding fall prevention, but how will the hospital ensure that patients are compliant? This is an area of opportunity in this particular case (Ximenes et al., 2019).

Conclusion

The strategy to be employed to improve the risk management plan is patient education regarding the prevention of falls in geriatric patients. Patient education is effective in preventing falls in older patients. Proper evaluation is needed to improve the program. This template will be used to educate health workers.

References

Allen-Duck, A., Robinson, J. C., & Stewart, M. W. (2017). Healthcare Quality: A Concept Analysis. Nursing Forum, 52(4), 377–386. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12207.

Boyle, T. (2019). Health and safety: Risk management. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.

Heng, H., Jazayeri, D., Shaw, L., Kiegaldie, D., Hill, A. M., & Morris, M. E. (2020). Hospital falls prevention with patient education: a scoping review. BMC geriatrics, 20(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01515-w

LeLaurin, J. H., & Shorr, R. I. (2019). Preventing falls in hospitalized patients: state of the science. Clinics in geriatric medicine, 35(2), 273-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2019.01.007

RHIhub. (2021). CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place—Advancing Better Living for Elders). https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/project-examples/1064

Ximenes, M. A. M., Fontenele, N. Â. O., Bastos, I. B., Macêdo, T. S., Galindo, N. M., Caetano, J. Á., & Barros, L. M. (2019). Construction and validation of educational booklet content for fall prevention in hospitals. Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 32, 433-441. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0194201900059

Zhao, Y. L., Bott, M., He, J., Kim, H., Park, S. H., & Dunton, N. (2019). Evidence on fall and injurious fall prevention interventions in acute care hospitals. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(2), 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000715 https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/Abstract/2019/02000/Evidence_on_Fall_and_Injurious_Fall_Prevention.8.aspx