Your health care organization has just learned that it is out of compliance in the problem area listed below. You have been asked to research ONE problem and prepare an interoffice research memo that is single spaced and not more than two pages. The Memo should be addressed to the Risk Manager and include the following sections with a heading in bold for each section. Use APA for in-text citations and references.
Memo Heading
Memo To:
Memo From:
Date:
Re: (Regarding – your topic)
Brief description of the problem
State and/or federal law and agency guidelines or regulations that govern the issue including the penalty for non-compliance.
Evaluate the organizational vicarious liability.
Evaluate 3 risk management tools that could be used to manage the risk. Indicate why you selected the tools you did. Identify how you would use the tool to identify, correct, and/or prevent risk in the situation you selected
Recommend a 3-step (3 action) risk management plan that includes at least one of the tools you evaluated. Give reasons to support your plan recommendations which include how the plan will mitigate, prevent, and correct the specific risk stated in your problem.
Problem:
An employed physician was on staff in the emergency room last week. He failed to diagnose a kidney stone. The patient returned to the emergency room two days later when a kidney stone and abdominal infection were diagnosed. The delay in treatment left the patient with double the medical bill. The patient is suing the physician and hospital for the cost of care from the delayed diagnosis.