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Gap Analysis Services
Risk management departments in collaboration with claims, quality and medical staff departments are drivers of patient safety in health care organizations. Leadership in combination with optimal departmental structure and functioning leads to improved processes and outcomes. Recognizing the individual needs and financial resources available in different organizations, The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute (The RM&PSI) provides two levels of service. We are committed to conducting a gap analysis that provides you with valuable and actionable information complete with recommendations supported and substantiated by experts.
The Organizational gap analysis is a systems approach comprehensive evaluation of the organization’s current
- Structure
- Leadership
- Clinical and general processes
- Outcomes
These are compared to industry “best practices” as identified by experts in the fields of
- Risk Management
- Quality/performance improvement
- Patient Safety
- Clinical practice
What you get
- A professional evaluation by one or more experts
- A report outlining the guidelines, findings, recommendations, and rationale
- A prioritized performance improvement timeline/action plan
- Assistance implementing recommendations (optional service)
Why do you need a gap analysis?
- To provide a framework for strategic and performance improvement planning
- To obtain insight into the opportunities that enhance risk reduction
- To strengthen positive organizational processes
- To improve patient outcomes.
- To identify contributing factors of losses
- To identify actual and potential areas of liabilities.
- To take the next step in becoming a high reliability organization (HRO)
In many organizations leadership is caught off guard when suddenly faced with a high value professional liability case or regulatory sanctions. How could this happen in our organization? Why weren’t we informed about these threats? These are common questions asked by leadership in conjunction with such events. Compounding the direct financial impact is the negative publicity and loss of business that these untoward events can produce.
The Focused gap analysis concentrates on the processes, structure and coordination within the specific department selected.
Focused Gap analyses are available for the following areas:
- Risk Management
- Quality Management
- Claims Management
- Medical staff coordination and credentialing
- Infection Control Services
- Pharmacy Services
- Medication Management
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