Main description:

Discusses the need for Root Cause Analysis in the context of healthcare
Describes how to construct an effective action plan to eliminate errors that may cause healthcare patients harm and eliminate repeat events
Provides practical applications for Root Cause Analysis facilitation in the healthcare sector
Includes practical strategies on how to use Root Cause Analysis in healthcare systems and to increase patient safety
Offers a demonstrated training curriculum with real-life healthcare examples and exercises

Contents:

Part 1: Building an Understanding of RCA. 1. The Need for Root Cause Analysis (RCA). 2. Forms of Analysis. 3. Pre-Work for an RCA Team Meeting. 4. Creating the Logic Tree. 5. Effective Action Plans. 6. RCA Facilitation. Part 2: Root Cause Analysis Champions. 7. RCA Standard Work by Role. 8. Barriers to RCA and Their Countermeasures. 9. Strategies for No Repeat Events. 10. Teaching RCA.