HFMEA and the RCA Process
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Focus on systems
issues
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Interdisciplinary Team
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Actions and outcome
measures developed
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Scoring matrix
(severity/probability)
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Use of
triage/triggering
questions, cause &
effect diagram,
brainstorming
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Process vs.
chronological flow
diagram
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Prospective (what if)
analysis
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Choose topic for
evaluation
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Emphasis on testing
intervention
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Develop flow diagram
Similarities
Differences




