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