Risk Management in the Clinical Laboratory (Online CE Course)

Continuing Education Credits

P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours (acceptable for AMT, ASCP, and state recertification): 1 hour(s) Approved through 2/28/2026

Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel Credit Hours - Supervision/Administration, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and Safety: 1 hour(s) Approved through 2/28/2026

Objectives

• Define "risk" and discuss why risk management is important in healthcare.
• Identify laboratory and hospital accrediting bodies and regulations that impact laboratory risk management.
• Identify risk management concerns associated with the laboratory's pre-examination, examination, and post-examination phases of testing.
• Describe some of the tools used in risk management processes.

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Course Outline

• Introduction to Risk Management
• Introduction to Risk Management
• Introduction to Risk Management, continued
• Definitions of Risk and Risk Management
• Why Manage Risk?
• Risk management, as it applies to the clinical laboratory, is most accurately defined in which of the following ways?
• Phases of Testing and Risk Exposures
• Risk Assessment
• Pre-Examination Phase
• Examination, Phase
• Post-Examination Phase
• The majority of all laboratory errors occur during which phase of laboratory testing?
• The Risk Management Process
• Introduction to the Risk Management Process
• Identify and Analyze Loss Exposure
• Risk Management
• Model of Accident Causation
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Team Approach
• Mapping the Process
• The Flowchart
• Five Whys
• The Fishbone Diagram
• Examining Alternative Risk Management Treatments
• Select the Best Risk Management Treatment(s)
• Errors Related to Risk Management
• Which of these methods should be used when an adverse event occurs that results in patient injury (negative patient outcomes) to prevent a recurrence?
• Monitor and Improve Risk Management Treatment(s)
• Monitor and Improve Risk Management Treatment(s)
• Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
• Following a patient injury event, the facility's risk manager is solely responsible for monitoring the implemented risk management treatments and iden...
• External Laboratory Assessment as a Risk Management Tool
• Accrediting Organizations
• Accrediting Organizations: The Joint Commission
• Accrediting Organizations: The College of American Pathologists
• Accrediting Organizations: COLA (Formerly Commission on Laboratory Accreditation)
• Accrediting Organizations: The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
• Risk Management and Employment Practices Liability
• Introduction to Risk Management and Employment Practices Liability
• Pre-Employment Screening
• Employee Performance Evaluation
• Healthcare Standards and Regulations
• Federal Regulations for Risk Management
• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 (SMDA)
• The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
• State Regulations for Risk Management
• Which Amendment or Act describes the quality standards that all laboratories must meet in order to ensure testing accuracy, reliability, and timelines...
• Legal Concerns and Risk Management
• Legal Concerns and Risk Management
• References and Recommended Reading
• References and Recommended Reading

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