Risk Management

HS460: Project Design And Management For Health Care ASSIGNMENT

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Unit 5 Assignment: Risk Management

Instructions:

You are the Director of Risk Management at a new physician owned hospital. The Chief

Operations Officer has assigned you the task of benchmarking outcomes for adverse

events.

Using the risk adjustment models:

 Identify the standard you would use.

 Explain the steps that you would take when benchmarking an adverse event.

 Describe the limitations of your outcome measure.

Requirements:

 Discussion should be 2 pages in length.

 Refer to the Kaplan University Writing Center for APA requirements and utilize

the Writing Center Resources found in Doc Sharing.

Course outcome assessed/addressed in this Assignment:

HS460-2: Identify the components of risk management programs.

Submitting Your Assignment

Complete the Assignment using the Unit 5 Assignment Instructions. When you are ready to submit it, go to the Dropbox and complete the steps below:

1. Click the link that says “Submit an Assignment.” 2. In the “Submit to Dropbox” menu, select Unit 5: Assignment Dropbox. 3. In the comments field, make sure to add at least the title of your

Assignment. 4. Click the “Add Attachments” button. 5. Follow the steps listed to attach your document.

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HS460: Project Design And Management For Health Care ASSIGNMENT

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Unit 5 Assignment Grading Rubric =30 points

Assignment Requirements Points Possible Points Earned by Student

Identifies the standard used. 10

Explains the steps that were taken when

benchmarking an adverse event.

10

Describes the limitations of the selected

outcome measure.

10

Total (Sum of all points)

Points deducted for spelling, grammar, and/or APA errors.

Adjusted total points

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