CPE Risk Management in Healthcare

Question 1

Which tool is most commonly used in healthcare organizations to proactively identify potential failure points before they cause harm?

Accepted Answer

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

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SWOT Analysis

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Balanced Scorecard

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Lean Six Sigma

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of conducting a root cause analysis (RCA) following an adverse event?

Accepted Answer

To identify underlying system factors that contributed to the event

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To assign individual blame to the provider most responsible

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To determine malpractice liability for litigation

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To calculate the financial cost of the adverse outcome

Question 3

Risk arising from market shifts, new competitors, or changes in reimbursement models is best categorized as which type of organizational risk?

Accepted Answer

Strategic risk

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Clinical risk

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Operational risk

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Reputational risk

Question 4

A hospital implements a confidential near-miss reporting system to capture events that did not reach patients. This initiative best represents which risk management strategy?

Accepted Answer

Risk identification and monitoring

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Risk transfer

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Risk avoidance

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Risk acceptance

Question 5

James Reason's 'Swiss Cheese Model' of accident causation is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A model showing how multiple system layer failures align to allow an adverse event

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A cost-reduction framework for supply chain management

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A tool for measuring quality improvement metrics over time

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A scheduling algorithm to prevent staff fatigue

Question 6

Which federal legislation created voluntary Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) and granted privilege and confidentiality protections to safety event data shared with them?

Accepted Answer

The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (2005)

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HIPAA (1996)

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The Affordable Care Act (2010)

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EMTALA (1986)

Question 7

On a standard risk matrix, the two dimensions used to plot and prioritize organizational risks are:

Accepted Answer

Probability of occurrence and magnitude of impact

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Cost and frequency of occurrence

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Complexity of the issue and time to resolution

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Urgency of response and reversibility of harm