The Expectation Triad

1. The Expectation Triad The Third Triad Leg: Risk Assessment Healthcare Engineering Consultants

2. Why Perform Risk Assessments? Not enough time! Not enough staff! Not enough money! Healthcare Engineering Consultants

3. Risk Assessment Format Risk = Probability X Impact Healthcare Engineering Consultants

4. Risk Assessment Format Healthcare Engineering Consultants

5. Performing a Global Risk Assessment Step 1: Identify a “Global” Area to Assess Step 2: Select a Team of Stakeholders Step 3: Brainstorm and List the Risk Elements Step 4: Assign Probability and Impact to the Risk Elements Step 5: Prioritize the Risk Elements Step 6: Perform the Specific Risk Assessments Healthcare Engineering Consultants

6. Global Safety Risk Assessment Healthcare Engineering Consultants

7. Global Security Risk Assessment Healthcare Engineering Consultants

8. Performing a Specific Risk Assessment Step 1: Identify Issues and Select a Team Step 2: Analyze Factors Step 3: Make a Decision Step 4: Document the Evaluation and Decision Step 5: Make the Necessary Changes Step 6: Monitor and Reassess Healthcare Engineering Consultants

9. Specific Risk Assessment Examples  Lock clean supply room doors?  Infant/ pediatric abduction  Environment for mental health  Defibrillator testing  Refrigerator temperature tests  Equipment test tags Healthcare Engineering Consultants

10. Performing a FMEA* Step 1: Select a Critical Process Step 2: Identify Failure Modes and Effects Step 3: Perform an “RCA” for Critical Effects Step 4: Redesign the Process Step 5: Test and Implement the New Process Step 6: Measure Effectiveness Step 7: Implement a Strategy * Failure Mode Effects Analysis Healthcare Engineering Consultants

11. Performing a Root Cause Analysis Step 1: Assign a Team Step 2: Create a Work Plan Step 3: Define the Issues Step 4: Evaluate Contributing Factors Step 5: Search for Common Causes Step 6: Redesign Processes Step 7: Measure and Assess Healthcare Engineering Consultants