Accreditation practice pointer: our practice has a business risk management system

C3.1 C Our practice has a business risk management system that identifies, monitors, and mitigates risks in the practice.

RACGP Standards for general practice

While the focus of general practice is the delivery of quality primary healthcare, it is equally a business. Thus, general practice must manage business risk to ensure ongoing primary healthcare can be provided under any circumstances. After all, if the business fails, the practice can not afford to deliver healthcare.

General practice can achieve this by developing and maintaining a documented risk management process that identifies, monitors, and mitigates risks in the practice.

Practices might also maintain a risk register; a log of risks and document meetings that discuss risk management.

More information on emergency planning and preparation is located at Criterion C3.3 – Emergency response plan