risk management benchmarking and impact from legislation

Assignment Details

For this assignment, select 1 of the common causes of adverse events in the U.S. health care system from this week’s reading from the Institute of Medicine Report, To Err is Human.

Complete the following:

• Discuss how an adverse event impacts a health care organization.
• Describe at least 2 risk management approaches to prevent adverse events in a health care setting.
• Include all of the following when considering approaches to preventing adverse events:
  • What reporting systems should be in place?
  • Was the root cause identified?
  • Was there any feedback provided?
  • What feedback loops were used to prevent future adverse events?

The use of 3 scholarly sources (e.g., textbook, article from the CEC Library) is required.

Deliverable Length:  700 words minimum (1-2 pages)