The role of risk management in any business or operation is to protect the organization from any and all losses. Risk management accomplishes this task by identifying, evaluating, and reducing the likelihood of losses from the various risks encountered by the organization. In healthcare, these risks can affect patients, staff, and others who visit the facility's premises, use its services, or do business with it, as well as the organization itself. This self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ) is designed to help healthcare organizations evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their risk management programs. The assessment should be conducted regularly (e.g., annually) and whenever there are significant changes from adding or discontinuing services, merging with other organizations, bringing medical practices under the organization's operation, and more.
Refer to other SAQs available for a focused assessment of risk-management-related topics, including the following:
The following resources were used to develop this SAQ; however, it is not intended to be a comprehensive list:
Self-assessment questionnaires (SAQs) can be used to identify compliance with best practices and opportunities for improvement. They include questions based on laws, regulations, standards, professional society guidelines and statements, and best practices identified by the clinical literature. Each SAQ also includes an Action Plan to help document next steps and responsible parties. SAQs are available both as PDFs, for use as-is, or as Microsoft Word documents, which can be edited to suit your organization's custom needs, such as by adding questions regarding local or state requirements that may not be represented.