DQ Introduction to Risk Management Implementation and the Regulatory

RISK MANAGEMENT 4

DQIntroduction to Risk Management Implementation and the RegulatoryEnvironment

DQIntroduction to Risk Management Implementation and the RegulatoryEnvironment

Healthprofessionals and patients mainly utilize social media platforms fordirect patient care. The availability of medical information onlineposes a threat to an organization due to the potential risk to itssafety and privacy. I am a nurse in a home healthcare agency, and theuse of social media is indisputable, as it has facilitated speedypatients’ recovery due to the direct online contact with nurses orphysicians. Due to the vulnerability presented, the risk manager hastechniques in place to regulate the use of social media and upholdhealth information confidentiality. The agency’s program entailsadopted employee guidelines on using social media, risk-monitoringapproach, and strengthening data systems. The discussion in thisessay focuses on examining the three risk management techniques inthe home healthcare agency.

Theagency follows standard social media policies that guide Health CareProfessionals (HCPs) on the proper use of social media(Ventola, 2014).They include the use of secure privacy settings, avoiding pointingout particular patients, and seeking patients consent when necessary.The risk-monitoring approach is a strategy that applies at anindividual level. It grants a health professional the mandate toexamine his/her undertaking to identify variables that generate risksand act according to seal the loopholes observable (VanDeursen, Buchanan, &amp Duff, 2013).Sharing passwords with access to patients’ data is a humantriggered vulnerability that exposes health information tomanipulation and due to the shared access it is hard to identify theindividual accountable. At the home health care agency, maintaining aprivate password is recommended, and it is advisable to change itweekly, just in case someone knows it. Similarly, advanced systems inmHealth have also strengthened data identity, where sensors aredevised to ensure the right patient has access to the correct data.

Inconclusion, social media has led to significant improvement inpatient care despite the risk of data exposure. Although riskmanagement practices are operational, more emphasize shouldconcentrate on strengthening the information system from malicioususers such as hackers.

References

VanDeursen, N., Buchanan, W. J., &amp Duff, A. (2013, Sept). Monitoringinformation security risks within health care. Computers&amp Security, 37,31-45. doi:10.1016/j.cose.2013.04.005

Ventola,C. L. (2014). Social media and health care professionals: benefits,risks, and best practices. Pharmacyand Therapeutics, 39(7),491.