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The ultimate goal of enterprise risk management is to:

For a risk management program to be Effective, it needs which of the following?

1-Organizational Commitment.

2-Visibility and access.

3-Physician acceptance or understanding.

4-Complete authority.

A growing healthcare organization has a risk manager who did not have any staff and reported to the director of nursing, who reported to the chief operation officer. The risk manager presented information to the employees, and the information was filtered upward through senior management. The risk manager knew changes needed to be made due to the growth of the organization. One additional staff member was added, and a personal computer was purchased for the department. Although this scenario represents some changes designed to address the issues related to growth, the major flaw in the organization was:

The risk management professional must work closely with the media for which of the following reasons:

1. To protect a celebrity’s identity.
2. To protect divulging the truth.
3. To protect the confidentiality of a
4. To protect the identity of a patient in protective

To have a successful quality improvement process, a risk management program must have which of the following?

1. An autocratic management
2. Interactive multidisciplinary
3. A mindset that most problems are caused by processes.
4. Full support of senior management

Ultimately, the accountability for the risk management program belongs to the:

When a FDA inspector comes to a facility, the risk manager should:

1. Accompany the inspector
2. Not keep a log of the visit
3. Tell no one the inspector is in the facility
4. Ask to see the inspector’s credentials

Generally, an “incident” is defend as:

It is important to protect the discoverability of incident reports. Which of the following have significant impact on whether the reports are discoverable?

1. Joint commission/TJC standards.
2. State statutes.
3. Federal
4. Case

To maintain confidentiality of an incident reports:

1. Send the incident report directly to risk management.
2. Never make incident report part of the medical record.
3. Never mention the facts of the incident in the medical
4. Maintain the originals in the risk management office and a copy in the originating

If a practitioner requests a telemedicine consult with another practitioner in a different state, the consultant:

Which of the following are risk treatment strategies?

A risk manager should review which of the following information when considering the effectiveness of an organization’s workers’ compensation program?

1. Workers’ compensation claims history
2. OSHA 300 log
3. Listing of all employees and volunteers
4. Directors and officers of the organization

If there is no OSHA standard for a given potential health hazard:

Protecting outdoor air intakes can mitigate the risk of terrorists introducing airborne agents into a facility. Steps to accomplish this include:

1. Relocate intakes to a rooftop or higher up on the building
2. Establish a security zone around the intakes
3. Add lighting and surveillance cameras to monitor the intakes
4. Implement negative ventilation throughout the building

An original contract should include which of the following elements?

1. The effective date
2. The amendments
3. The insurance requirements
4. The contract terms

Which of the following clauses is “the voluntary relinquishment by the insurer or self-insurer of the right to recover from a third party”?

Which of the following is necessary for a contract to exist?

1. The contract represents a “meeting of the minds”
2. There is a consideration of “this for that”
3. The purpose of the contract is a legal one
4. The contract is documented in writing

A health maintenance organization (HMO) advertises itself as the best in the industry and that its physicians can manage any illness or injury. If a patient uses the HMO based on these claims and is subsequently injured, the patient might sue the HMO. Which of the following might be appropriate grounds for such a suit?

1. Breach of contract
2. Vicarious liability
3. Apparent agency
4. Medical malpractice

The due diligence process is a complicated, multi-faceted process undertaken when acquisitions are being considered. Which of the following are objectives of the due diligence process?

1. Reduce the purchase price
2. Improve post-acquisition earnings
3. Increase the “bank book” value of the company
4. Insulate the organization from unanticipated costs

During disasters, either external or internal, staff must not only take care of patients but also worry about requests from the media. In order to minimize risks associated with such events; a complete policy for media contact should include which of the following?

1. Contact the corporate attorney
2. Designate a spokesperson
3. Obtain consents from those who are to be photographed or interviewed
4. Provide guidelines about release of information to the media