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Enterprise Risk Management for Health Entities Discussion Forum. Definitions and Framework. How does ERM differ from “business management” in the sense we have previously used it ? How does ERM differ from “strategic planning” ? How does the role of the health actuary fit into ERM ?
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Enterprise Risk Managementfor Health EntitiesDiscussion Forum
Definitions and Framework • How does ERM differ from “business management” in the sense we have previously used it ? • How does ERM differ from “strategic planning” ? • How does the role of the health actuary fit into ERM ? • Who are the other professionals in a firm that are part of an ERM process? • Can the ERM process be tailored to fit health insurance needs and functionality? • How many firms have a CRO or Risk Management Team? • What are the barriers to implementing an ERM process? • Do you feel qualified to be a CRO? Why or why not? • How does ERM “look” for a health care provider vs. a payor?
Unique Health Entity Characteristics • Time Horizon • Unique Risk Factors • Trend Uncertainty • Provider Contracting and Access • Rate Increases / Morbidity / Lapsation • Risk Concentrations • Government Intervention • Enrollment Growth and Decline • Impact of Investments • ALM Impact – Matching Risk? • Liquidity Risk • Cash Flow Testing (NAIC filing – Section 7 & 8) • Unique Capital Expenditures • Systems - mandated or strategic • Network, Operational, and product development • Others???
Practice – Assessment of Processes • Any use of Stochastic or Dynamic Modeling? • What is planning/forecast process ? • Is there a point of “diminishing returns” for modeling ? • Involvement of Actuaries in risk assessment? • Environmental • Financial • Operational • Pricing • Market or Reputational • Strategic • Others? • How do risks get identified or categorized? • What risks go unmodeled and why?
Practice – Assessment of Planning • Categorize the Budget Process • How are Tactical and Strategic budgeting/planning linked? • What risks are included in the budget/planning process? • How is Capital Budget integrated into Budget and Planning? • How are Actual/Expected and Recast outcomes handled? • How are companies’ risk tolerance measured? • Profit outcomes? • New Ventures? • Quantification • How does provision for adverse deviation fit the into planning process? • What are surplus targets and how are they established?
Practice – Employer Viewpoint • Has the modeling of behavioral characteristics been researched? • Data mining of information from various employer files related to health care, worker’s comp, short-term disability, etc. • How are employers managing their risk of increasing health care costs?