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FREE TOOL - Prioritization Matrix: is a simple and useful tool to assist in determining which problems are most important so you know where to spend your time and resources first.

Using Your Accreditation to Maintain HIPAA Compliance  by: Ted Schmidt, R.Ph. CERM

Hospital CEO Turnover and Succession Planning by Eric T. Schulze, CERM 

Defining Risk-Based Thinking  by: Ted Schmidt, R.Ph. CERM

CERM Academy, Certified Enterprise Risk Manager (CERM) Bootcamp September 19 - 23, Seattle, WA

We are speaking at the DNV GL Symposium this year in Orlando, Florida.  We are giving a presentation on the topic of using your DNV GL accreditation to help manage value-based purchasing. The title of our presentation is:    No Margin $ No Mission Optimizing Your QMS for Value-Based Purchasing 

We're offering several perspectives on risk in this issue of "Progress Notes- PRN".  We hope that you enjoy the reading. Our website is filling up with many articles regarding healthcare@risk as we continue our journey to be the thought leaders in this arena.  If you have specific topics that you would like to read about, send us an email. 

Using Your Accreditation to Maintain HIPAA Compliance by: Ted Schmidt, R.Ph., CERM

With the recent changes to the enforcement of HIPAA and HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act), “covered entities and their business associates” (aka hospitals and their providers) will now be subject to fines/penalties for noncompliance. Since HIPAA was enacted in 2005, the consensus is that there has been little enforcement of these requirements.

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Hospital CEO Turnover and Succession Planning     by: Eric T. Schulze, CERM 

Please consider sharing this brief article with your governing board or leadership team.

"Elevated turnover among hospital CEOs seems to be a feature of the current healthcare environment," says Deborah J. Bowen, president and CEO of the American College of Healthcare Executives. 

Leadership turnover is a known risk; thus, you should have it in your risk management program.

Healthcare leadership is under a tremendous amount of pressure to navigate all the changes and uncertainties that have become a constant in healthcare.  A simple job description for a CEO is to communicate the vision, mission, and values of the organization while aligning the culture to the strategy.  This is not an easy task and certainly not a comprehensive description for this difficult position.  

The 2015 CEO turnover average is 18% with some states as high as 30%. That is less than the record high of 20 percent in 2013 and still among the highest rates reported in the past two decades. (American College of Healthcare Executives)  

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Defining Risk-Based Thinking  by: Ted Schmidt, R.Ph. CERM

 Hospitals that conform or certify to ISO 9001 (specifically those in the DNV-GL Healthcare accreditation scheme) are aware of the recent revision to ISO 9001.  This 2015 version introduces a new term, “risk-based thinking”, that is raising eyebrows and causing ire in some circles.   The main source of this ire is the fact that risk-based thinking is not defined in ISO 9001:2015 or in the associated standard ISO 9000:2015, “Fundamentals and Vocabulary”.      

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CERM Academy, Certified Enterprise Risk Manager (CERM) Bootcamp September 19 to 23

We want to let you know about the upcoming CERM Academy  Bootcamp on September 19 to 23 in Seattle, Washington.

Greg Hutchins, best selling author of ISO risk, ISO 9001, and risk assurance books, is the lead presenter in the Bootcamp.  

The Certified Enterprise Risk Manager® is a certificate program for professionals to learn risk-based problem solving and risk-based decision making tools based on ISO 31K, COSO, IEC, NIST 800, and other risk frameworks.  

Candidates leave the bootcamp with risk-based frameworks, processes, and tools that can be immediately applied in any business or organizational setting.

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2016 DNV GL Symposium

Ted and I  are presenting at the DNV GL Symposium this year. The title of our presentation is:   No Margin $ No Mission  Optimizing Your QMS for Value-Based Purchasing

We are tentatively scheduled on Wednesday, October 12 from 1:30 - 2:30. You can register for our session through the DNV GL links you receive after you sign up as an attendee.

 If you are not able to attend this year and would like a copy of our presentation, you can email us and we will send you the presentation after the symposium.  Please email Eric at eschulze@BlueSynergyAssociates.com

You can find us and ask questions at booth # 4. We will be there to answer questions and of course to provide some helpful handouts. 

Hope to see you there!

Our ISO 9001:2015 FAQ for Healthcare article continues to be our most read article on our website. So much in fact, that we are updating it to add additional insight and perspective. If you have a question / suggestion you would like added, please email Ted and I here.

Ted Schmidt, R.Ph, CERM

Do you have a question or want to schedule a call? You can email me at  tschmidt@Bluesynergyassociates.com 

Eric T. Schulze, CERM

Do you have a question or want to schedule a call? You can email me at eschulze@Bluesynergyassociates.com