Risk Management Assessment on selected wards of a Military Hospital

Aim s: Risk management assessment in the hospital is the infrastructure of planning in field of crisis management and is one of fundamental issues in medicine. This study was performed with the aim of assessing the risk management in selected hospitals of Tehran.

This observational cross-sectional study was performed on the wards staff of selected hospitals. Data was collected by a researcher-made questionnaire using five-point Likert scale. Data was analyzed using variance analysis and independent t-test by SPSS 16 software.

Staffs’ understanding of risk management scored 3.2±0.69, risk management organizing state scored 3.58±0.74, the state of policies and trends in risk management scored 3.72±0.7, education scored 3.71±0.8, risk management position scored 3.59±1.49 and monitoring of risk management assessment and control scored 3.72±0.75. Results of statistical test of components’ means only showed significant statistical difference in monitoring and assessment of risk between different sex groups.

Hospital managers’ regard to the position of risk management is essential for developing the quality of treatment and creating a safe environment for the staff and patients. Adopting policies and planning for education and monitoring risk management activities in hospitals should be pursued seriously.