Quality and Risk Management After exposure to the following areas…

Quality and Risk Management

After exposure to the following areas the student will be prepared to discuss and compare these areas to previous course curriculum.  Quality management  

• Risk management  
• Patient safety  
• Utilization review 

Student Activities – Discuss in detail the objectives below:

1. Describe the various functions of utilization management (utilization review, case management, discharge planning, etc.).
2.  Discuss the facility’s quality assessment activities and the impact on overall quality improvement plan.
3. Describe risk management and patient safety efforts

Interdepartmental Relationships

After exposure to the following areas the student will be prepared to discuss and compare these areas to previous course curriculum.  

• Patient care departments (e.g. nursing, laboratory, radiology, PT, OT,etc.)  
• Patient registration  
• Billing department  
• Medical staff (credentialing, committees, etc.)
• Information systems  
• Accreditation and licensing requirements for the organization  
• Committees 
   Student Activities – Discuss in detail the objectives below:

1. Describe how the various departments interact with the HIMdepartment.
2. Describe the various accrediting bodies and state licensing bodies that the organization must adhere to.
3. When was the last JC or other accrediting body review? Describe the department’s role in this review.
4. Describe the various committees that HIM personnel serve on in the organization.