Random safety auditing, root cause analysis, failure mode and effects analysis

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 141-165

  Ursprung, Robert ^a   Gray, James ^b,c  

^a Department of Neonatology ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure mode and effects analysis; Random safety auditing; Root cause analysis

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; REVIEW; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TEAM BUILDING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951008280     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2010.01.008     Document Type: Review

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