Our current approach to root cause analysis: is it contributing to our failure to improve patient safety?

Conclusions This study found that the most commonly proposed solutions were weaker actions, which were less likely to decrease event recurrence. These findings support recent attempts to improve the RCA process and to develop guidance for the creation of effective and sustainable solutions to be used by RCA teams.
Source: Quality and Safety in Health Care - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Editor's choice Original research Source Type: research