Abstract
Doctors are highly skilled at managing patients’ clinical risks and consider these as part of everyday care. Many have also participated in clinical quality improvement processes, again aimed at reducing clinical risk. Yet when it comes to system level risk management, involvement by medical practitioners is much lower, and valuable insights can be missed. This chapter provides a practical example of a significant clinical risk in contemporary medicine and shows how formal risk management approaches can assist in reducing the risk of undetected patient deterioration due to alarm fatigue. It guides the reader through the core elements of risk management as described in the Australiana and New Zealand Standard, highlighting the importance of considering the context, through to identifying, applying and monitoring appropriate solutions.
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Shumack, B. (2015). Risk Management. In: Patole, S. (eds) Management and Leadership – A Guide for Clinical Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11526-9_7
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