Developing risk management dashboards using risk and quality measures: A visual best practices approach

Abstract

Because quality measures are ubiquitous, health care risk management leaders often use them as a proxy for risk management measures. While certain quality measures adequately reflect some aspects of risk management, they are neither a perfect nor complete substitute for well-developed and comprehensive risk management measures. Using a comprehensive approach consisting of quality measures, risk measures, and measures that are less amenable to classification would be the best approach. Identifying the most powerful and informative measures, designing the most appropriate dashboards, and incorporating visual best practices are crucial steps required for evaluating the effectiveness and value of an enterprise risk management program. The authors explain the terms and concepts, review the measures available in the literature, propose new measures, discuss visual best practices, and provide sample dashboard components.

Development and Application of Computerized Risk Registry and Management Tool Based on FMEA and FRACAS for Total Testing Process

“…As far as we know, this is the first report of an in-house-developed risk registry and management system optimized for clinical laboratories. Recent studies on ‘risk management’ in the laboratory cover a wide variety of topics, including patient safety issues caused by laboratory errors in the testing process [ 8 ], the application of various risk management tools [ 9 , 11 , 13 ], risk-based quality control plans [ 12 ], incident reporting [ 14 ], and environmental/occupational safety [ 10 ]. The concept of risk management is philosophical, and the scope of risk is quite broad.…”

“…Many laboratories have yet to apply effective risk management systems for practical management. Recent studies on ‘risk management’ in the laboratory cover a wide variety of topics, including patient safety issues caused by laboratory errors [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ]; however, they do not provide any practical risk management tool optimized for clinical laboratories. Additionally, there is no commercially available risk management package that can be easily used in the clinical laboratory.…”

Fundamental elements regarding the approach of risk management within the international projects with teams in the virtual environment

“…Specific risk management actions developed gradually from those focused on reducing financial impact, to complex processes based on programs throughout the organization, in order to identify and reduce weaknesses that threaten the organization and its partners [13]. Risk management is considered an inseparable segment of the project management and its goal is to increase the probability and reach of the potential positive events [1].…”

Harnessing the power of medical malpractice data to improve patient care

“…• Supports RM efforts to be organization-wide and proactive. 8 • Includes depositions, expert witness reports, and relevant medical records.…”