Clinical Assessment of Risk Management: an INtegrated Approach (CARMINA)

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 744-758
Author(s):  
Pierfrancesco Tricarico ◽  
Stefano Tardivo ◽  
Giovanni Sotgiu ◽  
Francesca Moretti ◽  
Piera Poletti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
System Development ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The European Union recommendations for patient safety calls for shared clinical risk management (CRM) safety standards able to guide organizations in CRM implementation. The purpose of this paper is to develop a self-evaluation tool to measure healthcare organization performance on CRM and guide improvements over time. Design/methodology/approach – A multi-step approach was implemented including: a systematic literature review; consensus meetings with an expert panel from eight Italian leader organizations to get to an agreement on the first version; field testing to test instrument feasibility and flexibility; Delphi strategy with a second expert panel for content validation and balanced scoring system development. Findings – The self-assessment tool – Clinical Assessment of Risk Management: an INtegrated Approach includes seven areas (governance, communication, knowledge and skills, safe environment, care processes, adverse event management, learning from experience) and 52 standards. Each standard is evaluated according to four performance levels: minimum; monitoring; outcomes; and improvement actions, which resulted in a feasible, flexible and valid instrument to be used throughout different organizations. Practical implications – This tool allows practitioners to assess their CRM activities compared to minimum levels, monitor performance, benchmarking with other institutions and spreading results to different stakeholders. Originality/value – The multi-step approach allowed us to identify core minimum CRM levels in a field where no consensus has been reached. Most standards may be easily adopted in other countries.

Enterprise risk management and bow ties: going beyond patient safety

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 770-785
Author(s):  
Hossam Elamir
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Enterprise Risk Management ◽  
Risk Assessment Tool ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Enterprise Risk ◽  
Bow Tie

Purpose The growing importance of risk management programmes and practices in different industries has given rise to a new risk management approach, i.e. enterprise risk management. The purpose of this paper is to better understand the necessity, benefit, approaches and methodologies of managing risks in healthcare. It compares and contrasts between the traditional and enterprise risk management approaches within the healthcare context. In addition, it introduces bow tie methodology, a prospective risk assessment tool proposed by the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management as a visual risk management tool used in enterprise risk management. Design/methodology/approach This is a critical review of published literature on the topics of governance, patient safety, risk management, enterprise risk management and bow tie, which aims to draw a link between them and find the benefits behind their adoption. Findings Enterprise risk management is a generic holistic approach that extends the benefits of risk management programme beyond the traditional insurable hazards and/or losses. In addition, the bow tie methodology is a barrier-based risk analysis and management tool used in enterprise risk management for critical events related to the relevant day-to-day operations. It is a visual risk assessment tool which is used in many higher reliability industries. Nevertheless, enterprise risk management and bow ties are reported with limited use in healthcare. Originality/value The paper suggests the applicability and usefulness of enterprise risk management to healthcare, and proposes the bow tie methodology as a proactive barrier-based risk management tool valid for enterprise risk management implementation in healthcare.

The use of websites by Mediterranean tourist ports

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Benevolo ◽  
Riccardo Spinelli
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Expected Information ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Potential Customers

Purpose This paper aims to explore the use of websites by tourist ports to assess whether they support ports in communicating their image and provide information and services to actual and potential customers. Design/methodology/approach An analysis of 129 tourist ports websites from ten Mediterranean countries was conducted using the 2QCV3Q model, a multi-purpose qualitative evaluation tool based on experts’ judgments. Findings The findings show that tourist ports’ websites are typically beautiful and well-managed, give ports a clear image and link them with the local territory; however, sample websites are only partially user-friendly, offer limited room for interaction and fail to provide all the expected information and services to the visitors. Originality/value This research provides an unprecedented picture of the use and quality of websites by tourist ports located in the Mediterranean Sea and offers a robust and exhaustive assessment tool that might be of interest to researchers. The tool might also help managers of tourist ports to improve their websites by making them more business- and customer-oriented.

Cybersecurity as a global concern in need of global solutions: an overview of financial regulatory developments in 2015

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Gerard Comizio ◽  
Behnam Dayanim ◽  
Laura Bain
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
The United States ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cyber Threats ◽  
Cyber Risk ◽  
Financial Regulatory

Purpose To provide financial institutions an overview of the developments in cybersecurity regulation of financial institutions during 2015 by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, as well as guidance for developing effective cyber-risk management programs in light of evolving cyber-threats and cyber-regulatory expectations. Design/methodology/approach Reviews US, UK and EU regulatory developments in the cybersecurity area and provides several best practice tips financial institutions should consider and implement to improve their cybersecurity compliance programs. Findings While cyber-threats and financial regulators’ expectations for cyber-security are constantly evolving, recent guidance and enforcement efforts by the US, UK and EU illustrate the need for financial institutions to develop effective cybersecurity programs that address current regulatory compliance requirements and prepare for emergency cyber responses. Practical implications Financial institutions should utilize the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s Cybersecurity Assessment Tool to assess their cyber-risk profile and cyber-preparedness. Originality/value Practical guidance from experienced financial regulatory and privacy lawyers that provides a survey of the current regulatory environment and recommendations for cyber-security compliance.

scholarly journals Clinical Assessment of Risk Management: an INtegrated Approach (CARMINA)

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Tricarico ◽  
A Cambieri ◽  
A Campo ◽  
P Cantaro ◽  
A Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Clinical Assessment ◽  
Integrated Approach

A dilemma of terracotta professional – the case of implementing information systems in a terracotta unit

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Sanjay Mohapatra ◽  
Amit Nayak ◽  
Ankita Bhangadiya ◽  
Ipshit Bagchi ◽  
Pradeep Kumar Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
System Development ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Product Portfolio ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Small Unit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Traditional Art ◽  
Art Form

Subject area The case concerns strategy. Study level/applicability This study is applicable to information system, development sector and application of technology in development sector. Case overview Krutika Terracotta Unit is a small unit located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha (India), owned by Mr Tarun Tapan Sahoo. The organization product portfolio varies from decorative statues, pots and vessel to customized products demanded by customers. Organization is also involved in training and renting the products for traditional fairs, marriages and religious ceremony in Bhubaneswar along with order sales. The case attempts to get a close picture of the industry. The exercise of developing the vision, mission, and goals for the organization was carried out and an attempt was made to align the information system with the business objectives even though the organization does not have a very structured organogram. Using BIS will surely reduce manual work and will give qualitative output. There will be lesser hassles in management. The defined and integrated approach will also help in taking strategic decisions well. The objective is to develop and apply well-structured BIS which can be integrated with the existing system so as to develop the terracotta organization in terms of reachability and profit-making with better decision-making capacity. Expected learning outcomes To learn about the business model of a handicraft marketing organization; to learn about the processes involved in traditional art form of Terracotta; to go through the exercise of creating vision, mission, goals of the organization through mutual discussion and expectation of owner; to determine how BIS helps in achieving higher productivity in Krutika Terracotta Unit; and to get an idea about how NPV calculation and social ROI should be measured for finding feasibility of technology investment. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes. Defence statement has been uploaded. Consent form to publish has been uploaded.

URBAN AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN EUROPE: LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND INFORMATION ACCESS

2000 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 263-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
KOSTAS KARATZAS ◽  
NICOLAS MOUSSIOPOULOS
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
System Development ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Air Quality Management ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Legislative Framework

The European Union (EU) legislative framework related to air quality, together with national legislation and relevant declarations of the United Nations (UN), requires an integrated approach concerning air quality management (AQM), and accessibility of related information for the citizens. In the present paper, the main requirements of this legislative framework are discussed and main air quality management and information system characteristics are drawn. The use of information technologies is recommended for the construction of such systems. The World Wide Web (WWW) is considered a suitable platform for system development and integration and at the same time as a medium for communication and information dissemination.

Hospital disaster resilience: development of an assessment tool using expert panel and fuzzy analytical network process

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Fallah-Aliabadi ◽  
Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh ◽  
Farin Fatemi ◽  
Ali Ardalan ◽  
Esmaeil Rezaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Expert Panel ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Disaster Resilience ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Network Process

Purpose Resilient hospitals have the vital role in reducing mortality, severity of injuries by providing required emergency services during accidents and disasters. This study aims to identify and prioritize key indicators on hospital resilience. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019. The draft of the indicators obtained from the systematic review of the previous study was finalized, with three expert panel sessions and 14 experts in resilience fields. The outputs of these sessions were divided into three domains including constructive resilience, infrastructural resilience and administrative resilience, 17 sub-domains and 71 indicators. Then fuzzy analytic network process method was used to weight and prioritize the final indicators of hospital disaster resilience. Findings Administrative resilience, logistic and financial management and strategic outsourcing agreement allocated the highest weight as domain, sub-domains and indicators, respectively. The weight of each sub-domain and indicator was also determined. Originality/value Investigating the weight of domains, sub-domains and indicators shows the importance of managerial and operational issues in hospital resilience. By using the indicators and relative weights, a tool for measuring hospital disaster resilience can be created in further studies. The output of these assessments is effective in promoting safety and increasing awareness of hospital managers and health policymakers.

Benchmarking the relationship between supply chain risk mitigation strategies and practices: an integrated approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 1683-1715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar Tarei ◽  
Jitesh J. Thakkar ◽  
Barnali Nag
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Supply Chain Risk ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between various risk management strategies and risk management practices in order to design and hence enact a suitable supply chain risk mitigation (RM) plan. Additionally, this study proposes a hierarchical framework to explain the mutual relationship between supply chain risk management (SCRM) practices and strategies by considering the underlying dimensions between them.Design/methodology/approachAn amalgamation of systematic literature analysis (SLA) and correspondence analysis (CA) has been performed to develop the conceptual framework. A real-life case of Indian petroleum supply chain has been considered to validate and explain the proposed model.FindingsThe results reveal three underlying dimensions, which associate the relationship between RM strategies. They are, risk adaptability of SC managers with a variance of 34.71%, followed by resource capability of the firm and the degree of sophistication of RM practices, with variances of 27.72 and 20.35%, respectively. Risk avoidance strategy comprises of practices such as supplier evaluation, technology adaption, flexible process and information security. On the other extreme, the risk sharing strategy includes revenue sharing, insurance, collaboration, public–private partnership and so on as essential RM practices.Research limitations/implicationsThe study not only focuses on the distinction between RM strategies and practices, which were used interchangeably in the prior literature, but also provides an association between the same by exploring the underlying dimensions. These underlying dimensions perform a crucial role while developing a risk management plan. This study explicitly focuses on the RM step of SCRM process. Pre and post risk mitigation phases of SCRM process, such as risk assessment and risk monitoring, are beyond the scope of the current research.Originality/valueThe paper develops a framework for mapping various RM strategies with their corresponding practices by considering the Indian petroleum supply chain as a viable case study. Various theoretical and business implications are derived in the context of the developing country.

Determinants of ERM implementation: the case of Tunisian companies

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 443-463
Author(s):  
Sana Masmoudi Mardessi ◽  
Sonda Daoud Ben Arab
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Internal Auditor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Internal Auditors ◽  
Enterprise Risk

Purpose Enterprise risk management (ERM) has become an important subject of increasing interest among companies throughout the world. It is gaining global attention among risk management professionals and academics. However, little is known about the extent of ERM implementation in the Tunisian context. More importantly, there are limited studies in literature that examine the determinants of this implementation. The purpose of this study is threefold, to propose an index to measure the level of ERM implementation, to examine the level of ERM implementation in Tunisian companies and to propose a conceptual framework for the determinants of this implementation. From the review of literature, several factors are found to be determinants of ERM implementation. Such factors are the presence of a Chief Risk Officer, the appointment of an internal auditor, the type of industry and the firm size. Design/methodology/approach To further understand the relation between ERM implementation and its determinants, a questionnaire survey was conducted in 2016 and administrated to 80 companies. Respondents were CRO and more often internal auditors or financial directors. Other data were collected from annual reports and notes to the financial statements. Along with this, the ordinal regression was applied to test the dependence between ERM implementation and its determinants. Findings Based on the data gathered, Tunisian companies have shown an increasing interest in risk management in the post-revolution context; however, an integrated approach of ERM implementation is still at an early stage. Descriptive statistics suggest that ERM is essentially developed in financial institutions, especially in banks and some large companies operating in non- financial industries. With regard to the multivariate regression results, the level of ERM implementation is positively related to the presence of a Chief Risk Officer, internal auditor, the type of industry and the firm size. Originality/value This study attempts to contribute to the risk management literature in two ways. Conceptually, this study proposes an ERM index to assess the level of ERM implementation. Empirically, it provides some empirical evidence that highlights factors which determine the level of ERM implementation. Therefore, this study will extend the scope of literature by providing novel empirical evidence by exploring the Tunisian context.

Can software risk management improve system development: an exploratory study

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50
Author(s):  
J Ropponen ◽  
K Lyytinen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
System Development ◽  
Software Risk Management ◽  
Software Risk
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