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Risk Appraisal and Plan (RAP)™
Assessing Your Risk Environment
The Risk Appraisal and Plan or “RAP,” an RMF Strategies innovation, is a proprietary process that provides focus for performance improvement and institutional change through a three-month engagement using claims, clinical data, and qualitative interview analysis.
Participating in a RAP process will result in the most effective risk management program possible for your organization.
RAP creates alignment among senior executives and medical leaders in their efforts to drive positive change and implement risk reduction. It includes an interactive strategy workshop, comparative benchmarking, and a written report with specific recommendations.
RAP’s benefits
- A comprehensive understanding of your risk environment
- The ability to identify optimal solutions and obtain explicit recommendations for improving patient safety
- The inspiration to implement programs that improve patient care, drive positive change, and reduce long-term risk
- An understanding of the clinical drivers underlying your medical malpractice cases
- The opportunity to compare your malpractice experience to that of other peer organizations, through inclusion in our national comparative database
RAP methodology includes assessments and recommendations in these areas
- Organizational Accountability: RAP reviews the leadership and organizational structures critical to implementing and sustaining change.
- Patient Safety: RAP evaluates the links between risk management, patient safety, and quality in creating a culture of patient safety.
- Claims Management: RAP assesses the effectiveness and ability of a claims management program to protect both the individual providers and the broader organization.
- Insurance Vehicle Effectiveness: RAP leverages the malpractice entity’s potential to accelerate priority initiatives, through the use of premium incentives, research grants, and training.
- Metrics: RAP uses selected institutional data to measure improvements in the short term and to gauge whether malpractice risk will be reduced over time.