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Risk Profiles

Regulatory

Regulatory – Accreditation

Accreditation is a continuous process of assessing healthcare organizations against standards of excellence to improve the quality of healthcare. Standards focus on key elements to…
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Information Management/Technology

Information Management/Technology – Systems/Technology Needs

Inability to expand or upgrade to new systems/technology can lead to risks of technology infrastructure obsolescence. This often results in system/technology failures and downtimes…
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Leadership - Change Management

This risk relates to change readiness or change fatigue, which may result in not achieving desired results. Engaged leadership fosters a culture that can be prepared for change and have…
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Adverse Events

Retained Foreign Items

Retained foreign items include any tools or materials used in surgical and invasive procedures that are unintentionally left inside a client. Retained items can cause significant harm to…

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Human Resources – Development

This risk relates to inadequate staff development and training. The risk includes a lack of providing ongoing professional and leadership development, and/or a continuous learning…
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External Relations – Community Relations

Poor public relations can result in impact to the care experience, reputational loss, resources and/or financial loss. This risk may lead to deterioration in the therapeutic relationship…
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Care

Care - Access

Access issues include but are not limited to access to healthcare providers, access to healthcare services across the health continuum, access to supplies or diagnostic tests. Access to…
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Care

Obstetrics

Delayed Decision to Delivery Time for Caesareans

The time from decision to delivery for caesarean births was one of the five higher-risk themes analyzed by a recent national Canadian panel of experts exploring knowledge gaps, promising…

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Care

Mental Health

Care – Suicide / Self-Harm

Suicidal / self-harm behaviours are complex and multi-factorial, which make them very challenging predictors of future conduct. The care of individuals at risk of suicide can be improved…
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Care

Care – Acuity

This risk relates to high patient acuity and the associated complexity or challenging medical conditions. Risks emerge relating to clinical capacity, emergent care and response,…
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