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Understanding the care process under evaluation and have a semi-
quantitative risk estimation and prioritize QA procedures.
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Identification and management of new risks that emerge with the
implementation of new tools and technologies.
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Easy to implement, but still needs validity assessment.
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Main problem
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use of numerical values to subjectively rank
potential failures.
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Errors propagation between different steps not considered.
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Healthcare organization should not solely depend on their FMEA
results to prioritize patient safety issues.
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Workers training and procedures.
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A Quality Assurance program is a key element in prevention of
accidental exposures.
FMEA
methodology