Design a risk management plan for one of the following healthcare entities: acute care hospital, community health center, long-term care facility, alcohol/drug rehab, psychiatry, long-term home health care. You are establishing a Patient Safety and Risk Management Program. Length should be between 1800-2000 words, excluding work cited and cover page. Please use a 12-point, Times New Roman font, and double-space. In-text and works cited should be in accordance with APA Form and Style, 6th ed.

Please include the following in this order:

I.          Purpose

II.          Guiding Principles and governing body leadership

III.          Definitions (of commonly used terms, such as Patient Safety Goals, risk financing, sentinel event, etc.

IV.          Risk Management Program Goals and Objectives

V.          Scope and Functions of the Program, including functional interfaces (such as human resources, infection control, patient satisfaction, and nutritional services)

VI.          Risk Management Program Functions

VII.          Administrative and Committee Structure and Mechanisms for Coordination

VIII.          Monitoring and Continuous Improvement

References for this report can be obtained from a wide variety of sources, including textbooks (not limited to ours), business and healthcare databases, and even Google searches.