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How to Prevent Risk in Hospital?

As we all know healthcare is indeed very risky. Since it involves catering to the health of an individual, the government imposes stringent regulations which create immense liabilities and risks for the healthcare facility (in case something goes wrong). Therefore every hospital and clinic needs to have a healthcare risk management team to prevent a bad situation while ensuring quality care for patients.



Here are a few key areas that every healthcare facility needs to take care of to reduce patient health risks:

1. Hire Reliable and Efficient Staff – Care givers are the backbone of a healthcare facility and they are responsible for the well-being of your patients. This means as a healthcare provider, you need to conduct proper background checks for all your employees; from attendants to doctors, to make sure that your patients are in safe hands. Although this may seem to be a tedious process as this step goes a long way in developing a secure environment for patients. Hospitals need to develop a strong recruitment policy which makes it crucial to perform employee background checks.

2. Verify Experience, License and Conduct History – Health professionals like therapists, nurses, dieticians and even physicians may get their license cancelled in case of bad conduct with previous organizations. Therefore ensure that your staff and even the vendors are in good terms with the government and have not had any disciplinary actions taken against them in the past.  It is pertinent that you have an action plan to remove the employee or take necessary actions for misconduct within your facility.

3. Include Regular Training Programs for Employees – Laws, norms and regulations are constantly updated in healthcare. And, since a hospital has several departments and multiple shifts along with hiring new employees periodically, it is important that you organize regular workshops and training programs for them. Also including an orientation for the new hires will also be very helpful in making them work according to the structure and way of your facility. The training should majorly place importance on preventative measures to help all your employees work uniformly in accordance to your organization’s procedures and policies. Instead of organizing a new workshop for every new employee, you can record these sessions for the reference of your present and future staff and also for those who might have missed on a particular program. Risk management in hospitals help develop the right preventive measures to minimize potential risks.

4. Design Your Unique Set of Policies and Procedures – Every organization needs to have a book of rules so that employees know about your expectations from them. The requirement varies for each facility and you need to devise yours based on your beliefs and aims. It should contain the government policies along with your hospital’s action plan to be followed against those who are being suspected of a malpractice. The malpractices include theft, fraud, misconduct and substance abuse. Each employee should be given a copy of this handbook and you also need to obtain a signed form stating that they have accepted to work for your facility in accordance to the regulations mentioned in the book.


Hiring good healthcare consulting firms is a very efficient way to reduce and manage risks at your healthcare facility. They can develop and implement a foolproof risk management plan that can minimize health risks of your patients, thereby reducing liability and financial risks.

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