Root-cause analysis and health failure mode and effect analysis: Two leading techniques in health care quality assessment

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 572-579

  Shaqdan, Khalid ^a   Aran, Shima ^a   Daftari Besheli, Laleh ^a   Abujudeh, Hani ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

errors; health failure mode effect analysis; HFMEA; Quality; RCA; root cause analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH FAILURE MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; WORKPLACE; MEDICAL ERROR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SAFETY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902286413     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2013.10.024     Document Type: Article

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