Competency 1: Conduct an environmental assessment to identify quality and risk management priorities for a healthcare organization. Conduct a proactive assessment based on the existing regulations and requirements.

FPX5014. Create a 4 page executive summary table of tools and best practices and a SWOT analysis for quality improvement, risk management, and learning guidelines that describes the status of an organization’s compliance with regulatory requirements.By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Competency 1: Conduct an environmental assessment to identify quality and risk management priorities for a healthcare organization. Conduct a proactive assessment based on the existing regulations and requirements. Describe strategies to influence, impact, and monitor the needed changes for quality improvement. Develop a value proposition for change management that incorporates quality and risk management concepts. Prepare a SWOT analysis for your organization assessing the internal versus external environment relative to the risks associated with your chosen risk management issue.
Path 2 Select one of the following cases from one of the organizations listed below as the basis for each of your assessments. Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are required to use the same case and organization throughout. UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh: Hospital-Acquired Conditions. Imagine you are the director of risk management. CVS Pharmacy: US Labor Department’s OSHA Proposes $89,000 in Fines to CVS Pharmacy for Exit, Storage and Other Hazards at Orange, Conn., Store. Imagine you are the new safety officer for CVS Health. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield: Anthem Pays $16 million in Record HIPAA Settlement for Data Breach. Imagine you are the risk officer for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. Note: These are the same cases from the Regulatory Environment Cases reading list. Instructions Select a risk management issue within a specific healthcare setting or organization. You will use this issue as a starting point for your work on this assessment. Use the Executive Summary Table [DOCX] Download Executive Summary Table [DOCX]to complete this step. Current organization and background. Present your organization and background. Present the organization’s philosophy or culture statement: Include mission, vision, and values. Prepare a SWOT analysis for your organization. Assess the internal versus external environment relative to the risks associated with your chosen risk management issue. Regulatory requirements: Compile a list of the applicable regulatory requirements and an explanation of what they mean to your organization. How do you anticipate these regulations to change in the future? Is your organization prepared? Risk management implications: Identify the associated risk management implications. For example, HACs result in no reimbursement and poor quality ratings. Where is your selected organization experiencing risk by not meeting a regulation or not providing services as efficiently as they could? DMAIC lens: Assess your risk management concern. What is causing this problem to occur? Recommendations: What recommendations do you have for this scenario? What challenges will you face when implementing this change? Measuring and monitoring: Identify metrics for measuring or monitoring the risk management issue and your recommendations. Propose how you will make use of the outcome data for organizational improvement. Ethics considerations: Describe legal and ethical implications related to the handling of this risk management issue. In your executive summary table and SWOT analysis, be sure you: Conduct a proactive assessment based on the existing regulations and requirements. Describe strategies to influence, impact, and monitor the needed changes for quality improvement. Develop a value proposition for change management that incorporates quality and risk management concepts. Prepare a SWOT analysis for your organization assessing the internal versus external environment relative to the risks associated with your chosen risk management issue. Integrate legal and ethical principles and also organizational mission, vision, and values into the decision-making process. Utilize established sources of information. Some sources that may be useful to you include the federal register, statutes, discipline-specific peer-reviewed journals, and government agency references. APA Format: Use appropriate APA format for a clear, concise presentation of information. Communicate information and ideas accurately, utilizing peer-reviewed sources, including proper APA reference citations. Additional Requirements Written communication: Written communication should be free from errors that detract from the overall message. Number of resources: A minimum of three resources. APA Format: Use appropriate APA format for a clear, concise presentation of information. Communicate information and ideas accurately, utilizing peer-reviewed sources, including proper APA reference citations. Refer to the APA Module to help with APA style guidelines. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point