Course Outline
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- Introduction to Risk Management
- Introduction to Risk Management
- Introduction to Risk Management, continued
- Definitions of Risk and Risk Management
- Why Manage Risk?
- Risk management, as it applies to the clinical laboratory, is most accurately defined in which of the following ways?
- Phases of testing and risk exposures
- Risk Assessment
- Preanalytic Phase
- Analytic Phase
- Postanalytic Phase
- The majority of all laboratory errors occur during which phase of laboratory testing?
- The risk management process
- Identify and analyze loss exposure
- Monitor and improve risk management treatment(s)
- Monitor and Improve Risk Management Treatment(s)
- Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
- Following a patient injury event, the facility's risk manager is solely responsible for monitoring the implemented risk management treatments and iden...
- External laboratory assessment as a risk management tool
- Accrediting Organizations
- Accrediting Organizations: The Joint Commission
- Accrediting Organizations: The College of American Pathologists
- Accrediting Organizations: COLA (Formerly Commission on Laboratory Accreditation)
- Accrediting Organizations: The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
- Risk management and employment practices liability
- Healthcare standards and regulations
- Federal Regulations for Risk Management
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 (SMDA)
- The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
- State Regulations for Risk Management
- Which Amendment or Act describes the quality standards that all laboratories must meet in order to ensure testing accuracy, reliability, and timelines...
- Legal concerns and risk management
- Legal Concerns and Risk Management
- References and Recommended Reading
- References and Recommended Reading
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory professionals
Author Information: Garland E. Pendergraph, PhD, JD, MLS(ASCP)SM, HCLD/CC(ABB) received his MSPH from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, his PhD in medical parasitology and mycology from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and his law degree with a concentration in health care law from Concord Law School, Purdue University. He also did a Fellowship in Tropical Medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He is the author of a textbook in phlebotomy, a number of scientific articles, plus internet training programs. He is licensed as a laboratory director in the States of Georgia and Florida.
Reviewer Information: Edward J. Gruber, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA) held the position of Technical Specialist in the laboratory accreditation program (LAP) of the College of American Pathologists for 13 years before his retirement from that position in 2007. He was the primary technical specialist for handling participant inquiries related to anatomic pathology, cytopathology, and immunohistochemistry. He also worked as a technologist at Lutheran General Hospital prior to and during his time at CAP. Mr Gruber is currently pursuing a Master's degree in training and development from Roosevelt University.
Course Description: Risk Management is an important discipline for medical laboratory professionals as it is our responsibility to understand and follow the vast number of rules and regulations governing our profession.
