Fallon and McConnell (2007), state that line activities include performing the organization’s work while staff activities facilitate said work with a general focus in efficiency and effectiveness. The healthcare industry is no different and requires both types of employees to function at a highly effective and efficient rate. When looking at different line activities and staff activities one of the most important departments in a hospitals support network is Risk Management.
According to Marquette University (n.d.), risk management is defined as “the continuing process to identify, analyze, evaluate, and treat loss exposures and monitor risk control and financial resources to mitigate the adverse effects of loss”. In healthcare the primary …show more content…
Why did the PCP order the test on a patient with a known allergy?
2. Where there orders for pre-medication that could have averted a life threating reaction?
3. If yes, was the medication administered prior to the procedure being …show more content…
Why is this department so important in the overall mission of the organization? According to Kelly Pyrek (2011), patients that are placed in rooms that previously had a patient with an infectious disease are at a higher risk of contracting that disease due to the length of time it can survive on the surface of a countertop if the room is not properly sanitized or clean. According to the CDC organisms such as MRSA or staph can live months or longer on surfaces depending on many factors including “temperature, humidity, amount of organism present, and the type of surface (CDC, 2008). Also housekeeping or environment services employees are essential to the bed flow process at healthcare organization as they are responsible for cleaning and sanitizing rooms as patients are discharged. The more detailed they get the better they are on ensuring that the patient is safe and cleaned of any infectious disease that could be passed onto the next
According to Marquette University (n.d.), risk management is defined as “the continuing process to identify, analyze, evaluate, and treat loss exposures and monitor risk control and financial resources to mitigate the adverse effects of loss”. In healthcare the primary …show more content…
Why did the PCP order the test on a patient with a known allergy?
2. Where there orders for pre-medication that could have averted a life threating reaction?
3. If yes, was the medication administered prior to the procedure being …show more content…
Why is this department so important in the overall mission of the organization? According to Kelly Pyrek (2011), patients that are placed in rooms that previously had a patient with an infectious disease are at a higher risk of contracting that disease due to the length of time it can survive on the surface of a countertop if the room is not properly sanitized or clean. According to the CDC organisms such as MRSA or staph can live months or longer on surfaces depending on many factors including “temperature, humidity, amount of organism present, and the type of surface (CDC, 2008). Also housekeeping or environment services employees are essential to the bed flow process at healthcare organization as they are responsible for cleaning and sanitizing rooms as patients are discharged. The more detailed they get the better they are on ensuring that the patient is safe and cleaned of any infectious disease that could be passed onto the next