Define the relationship among risk management, quality improvement, and patient safety.

Read Chapters 9 and 10 from your course textbook, McLaughlin and Kaluzny’s Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care (5th ed.).
Review the Security 101: Security Risk AnalysisLinks to an external site. video.
In response to healthcare reform, healthcare organizations need to engage in quality improvement, maintain patient safety, and protect the organization’s assets. They also need to maintain community standing proactively and methodically. This will require processes and systems, leadership commitment, and healthcare professionals’ involvement.

In your initial post,

Define the relationship among risk management, quality improvement, and patient safety.
Describe the components of a risk management program and how the risk management process can reduce organizational risks.
Examine the roles and responsibilities of a risk manager and those of the clinical delivery team, including physicians.
Examine one risk management methodology, strategy, or tool. Be sure to describe your selection and its applications.
Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words. Support your response with at least one scholarly source published within the last 5 years in addition to the course text. For guidance, you can refer to the Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. and APA StyleLinks to an external site. resources.