Description
The book follows a proven training outline, including real-life examples and exercises, to teach healthcare professionals and students how to lead effective and successful Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to eliminate patient harm.
This book discusses the need for RCA in the healthcare sector, providing practical advice for its facilitation. It addresses when to use RCA, how to create effective RCA action plans, and how to prevent common RCA failures. An RCA training curriculum is also included.
This book is intended for those leading RCAs of patient harm events, leaders, students, and patient safety advocates who are interested in gaining more knowledge about RCA in healthcare.
Table of 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.
