Proceedings of the
The 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2023)
3 – 8 September 2023, Southampton, UK
A Fuzzy-Based Multi-Dimensional Risk Assessment Model for the Healthcare System
1Southampton Business school, University of Southampton, United Kingdom.
2School of Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies, Teesside University, United Kingdom.
3First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China.
ABSTRACT
The adoption of multi-criteria risk assessment methods, such as probability and impact matrices, in the healthcare sector poses several risks, one of which is subjectivity and bias in decision making. To this end, the aim of this research is to develop a multi-criteria healthcare risk assessment model under fuzzy environment. To achieve this, a three-step research methodology was employed. The study identifies 29 risk factors, with insufficient team cooperation and communication, poor response to health pandemics, and misdiagnosis being the top three risks. The findings of this study might be of value to relevant medical personnel and organisations in effectively managing risks and developing appropriate risk interventions.
Keywords: Healthcare, Risk assessment, Fuzzy set theory, China.
