A method for prioritizing interventions following root cause analysis (RCA): Lessons from philosophy

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 461-469

  Boyd, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

adverse events; causation; explanation; intervention; patient safety; root cause analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ERROR; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS THEORY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAUSALITY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK MANAGEMENT; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84928816563     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12272     Document Type: Article

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