Risk Management;
Answer each problem in a short paragraph of 50-100 words. Submit the assignment in a single Microsoft Word document.
1. How does OSHA protect health care employees?
2. What should be included in a waste management plan?
3. What does the employee health department do to protect employees?
4. Describe the functions of a facility safety committee.
5. What is your regulatory agency and what type of license do you have?
6. Why is a national tracking agency for licensed physicians necessary?
7. Does physician peer review override legal action against a physician?
8. What are some alternatives to malpractice litigation?
9. What are the requirements to prove negligence?
10. How do negligence and malpractice differ?
11. What are the sources of the Standards of Practice?
12. Explain respondent superior and vicarious liability.
13. How can high risk be avoided?
14. What are some of the positive elements that make a department low risk?
15. What are some of the high risk departments in a hospital?
16. Explain emergency triage.
17. What are some causes of high litigation rates in surgery?