Course

Risk Management Concepts

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Health Information Management
Course code
HIMP 4400
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
36
Method(s) of instruction
Hybrid
Lecture
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
Students are introduced to the principles of risk management and the key components of a risk management program in the health care setting. Students will be given the opportunity to utilize tools and strategies to predict, assess, and manage risk with a focus on the domains of safety, quality care, privacy and security, documentation, and medical errors/incidents.
Course content
  • Risk management concepts and terminology
  • Regulatory and accreditation requirements for risk management
  • Components of risk management    
  • Systems theory of risk management   
  • Data sources used to calculate risk measures 
  • Key risk and utilization management activities in the health sector   
  • Governance issues relating to clinician competence   
  • eHealth and potential risk issues   
  • Roles and responsibilities of the health information management professional   
Learning activities

In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lectures, case study analysis, independent research, exercises, training on data classification technology, participant presentations, classroom discussions and guest speakers.  

Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives andwill be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

This is a Letter graded course. All assignments must be completed to pass the course.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Define key risk management terminology, major societal and regulatory drivers for quality and safety initiatives in the health sector;  
  • Identify regulatory and accreditation requirements for risk management activities in health care organizations;  
  • Describe the primary stakeholders in risk management;  
  • Describe components of risk management including risk identification, analysis, evaluation, and treatment;  
  • Apply tools frequently used in problem analysis and performance management, including identifying data sources;  
  • Demonstrate the process of conducting a proactive risk assessment;
  • Identify key risk management and utilization management activities in health care organizations;
  • Describe the process for ensuring clinician competence;  
  • Describe the range of benefits and risks associated with e-Health; and  
  • Describe the role and responsibility of the health information management professional in managing risk.  
Textbook materials

Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students.  A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.

Requisites

Prerequisites

HIMP 2230 and HIMP 2240 and HIMP 3340

Students in the PBD-HIM and BScHIM programs are required to maintain a minimum grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers to Other Institutions

Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.

Institution Transfer details for HIMP 4400
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) TRU HLTH 4XXX (3)
Vancouver Island University (VIU) VIU HSLC 4th (3)

Course Offerings

There are no course offerings this semester.