CPE Risk Management in Healthcare 2

Question 1

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in healthcare is distinguished from traditional risk management primarily because ERM:

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Provides a comprehensive, integrated, organization-wide view across all risk categories

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Focuses exclusively on clinical and patient safety risks

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Is only mandated for large integrated health systems

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Eliminates the need for professional liability insurance

Question 2

The Joint Commission defines a 'sentinel event' as:

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Any adverse event resulting in unexpected patient death or serious permanent harm

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A near-miss caught before reaching the patient

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An event triggering mandatory CMS financial penalties

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A healthcare-associated infection requiring state reporting

Question 3

A physician executive learns that a clinical department has been systematically underreporting adverse events. The most appropriate first response is to:

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Address the underlying culture of fear and build psychological safety to encourage reporting

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Immediately terminate the department head for cause

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File a report directly with state health regulators

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Implement punitive policies for all future underreporting incidents

Question 4

Medical malpractice liability exposure is primarily classified under which organizational risk category?

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Legal and liability risk

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Strategic risk

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Financial risk

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Reputational risk

Question 5

Purchasing professional liability insurance to cover losses from malpractice claims is an example of which risk management strategy?

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Risk transfer

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Risk avoidance

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Risk reduction

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Risk retention

Question 6

When prioritizing risks for mitigation in a healthcare organization, leadership should address which category first?

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High probability, high impact risks

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Low probability, high impact risks

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High probability, low impact risks

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Low probability, low impact risks

Question 7

The 'disclosure and apology' (Sorry Works) approach to medical errors primarily aims to:

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Improve transparency, restore trust with patients and families, and reduce overall litigation costs

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Formally admit institutional liability to obtain lower jury awards

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Satisfy mandatory state error disclosure statutes only

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Protect individual providers from state medical board disciplinary action