An anesthesiologist had physical disabilities caused by a stroke and alcoholism (Kavaler & Alexander 2014). He was allowed to keep practicing despite his problems. During a routine procedure, he injected a patient with 10 to 20 times the recommended dose of a sedative (Kavaler & Alexander, 2014). The patient suffered an irreversible brain injury.

As the risk manager for the organization describe how you would use the five-step risk management process to analyze this situation. Also, discuss at least 3 tools that could be used to reduce the chances of a malpractice claim. How would these be helpful in this case? Lastly, make a recommendation as to how to handle this situation with regard to managing the risk associated with the actions of those involved. The recommendation needs to be well supported and logical.

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Risk Management in Healthcare A risk is a threat of probably damage liability loss injury caused by vulnerability or other uncertain things Avoiding the risks is possible through preemptive actions in ... View the full answer