Kontakt 2014, 16(4):e256-e262 | DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2014.10.004

Specifics of risk management in select medical facilityLegal and Economic Issues in Medicine and Social Sciences - Original article

Radka Prokešová^a,b,*, Iva Brabcová^c, Sylva Bártlová^c, Valérie Tóthová^c

^a Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra právních oborů, řízení a ekonomiky

^b Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Ekonomická fakulta, katedra regionálního managementu

^c Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence

Risk management in medical facilities within the Czech Republic is one of the important tasks of their management, supported by the Ministry of Health pursuant to the Luxembourg Declaration on Patient Safety. In connection with modern trends in integrated management, risk management should be an integral part of the "whole-hospital" management. The aim of the research realized under the support of IGA MZ ČR within the project - Ref. nr. NT 14133 "Advancement of Safety of Nursing Care" has been identification and description of specifics of risk management from the aspect of nurse-managers in selected medical facilities. According to the addressed managers risk management is focused on detection of risk situation in processes which lead or could lead to errors and mistakes. The aim of risk management in these hospitals has been elimination or reduction of occurrence of these risks which could damage patient's health as well as medical staff's health as well as the whole medical facility generally by its negative affect. Possible risks are actively sought out, identified and then assessed. Risk management has been connected with process management and quality management in examined medical facilities. Just the quality indicators, which have been established and followed by each medical facility, can also significantly influence risk management. Regular quality audits also contribute to detection of potential risk situations. Interconnection of management systems aims at deepening of system approach in management of medical facilities, continual advancement of health service quality, advancement of efficiency process and risk management.

Keywords: Risk management; Medical facility; Risk process; Risk situation

Received: May 19, 2014; Revised: August 26, 2014; Accepted: October 14, 2014; Published: December 15, 2014  Show citation