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Socio-hydrological analysis: a new approach in water resources management in western Iran
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Fatemeh Javanbakht Sheikhahmad and others
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, vjae045, https://doi.org/10.1093/inteam/vjae045
Published: 06 January 2025
.... For the effective management of water resources, social and hydrological components should be studied. To fill this gap, the aim of this study was to investigate the socio-hydrological system of the Gavshan Dam in western Iran. Therefore, the qualitative method and root cause analysis (RCA) were used to investigate...
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Root causes of COVID-19 data backlogs: a mixed methods analysis in four African countries
Emily Carnahan and others
Oxford Open Digital Health, Volume 2, Issue Supplement_1, 2024, Pages i16–i28, https://doi.org/10.1093/oodh/oqae009
Published: 06 May 2024
.... digital health COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccination data Africa root cause analysis data backlog Building on USAID’s preliminary analysis, this study aimed to identify the root causes of COVID-19 vaccination data backlogs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Senegal and Tanzania...
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A 5-step root cause analysis model for test overutilization: A study on its application to plasma transferrin testing
Jiracha Jittapranerat and Wimol Chinswangwatanakul
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Volume 162, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 160–166, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqae015
Published: 06 March 2024
...) to implement this model for plasma transferrin tests as an LUM strategy to reduce overutilization. TABLE 1 Five Steps of the Root Cause Analysis Model for Laboratory Test Overutilization Step of root cause analysis Tool 1. Describe the adverse event and ordering process Process flow diagram...
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Top four types of sentinel events in Saudi Arabia during the period 2016–19
Nasser Altalhi and others
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 33, Issue 1, 2021, mzab026, https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzab026
Published: 12 February 2021
... and private hospitals within 48 h of discovery [ 7 ]. The system consists of a secure, web-based portal that allows hospitals to submit information about the type of SE, time, location, contributing factors, subsequent patient outcome and impact on patient care. It also includes a root cause analysis (RCA...
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Beyond the corrective action hierarchy: A systems approach to organizational change
Laura J Wood and Douglas A Wiegmann
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 32, Issue 7, August 2020, Pages 438–444, https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa068
Published: 24 June 2020
... the fix cut across multiple levels of the organization?’ and (d) ‘degree’, ‘Does the fix reflect a fundamental shift in the way the organization operates?’ patient safety systems change root cause analysis active failures latent conditions [A]ctive failures are like mosquitos. They can be swatted one...
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Using Safety-II and resilient healthcare principles to learn from Never Events
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Janet E Anderson and Alison J Watt
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 32, Issue 3, April 2020, Pages 196–203, https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa009
Published: 16 March 2020
... and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model ( https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model ) Abstract Objectives Conduct a secondary analysis of root cause analysis (RCA) reports of Never Events...
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Are we using the right tools to manage variation, errors and omissions?
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Dinesh K Arya
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2020, Pages 156–159, https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzz129
Published: 29 January 2020
... and compromise the quality of care or affect the safety of the health care consumer. Even though incident reporting, root cause analysis, use of checklists and other quality improvement methods are in wide-spread use, we may not be using these tools appropriately and therefore we are losing an opportunity...
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Comparison of National and Local Approaches to Detecting Suicides in Healthcare Settings
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Natalie B Riblet and others
Military Medicine, Volume 184, Issue 9-10, September-October 2019, Pages e555–e560, https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz045
Published: 16 March 2019
... within three and seven days that were also reported in Root Cause Analysis reports*. NDI = National Death Index; RCA = Root Cause Analysis. *Includes suicides reported within three days and seven days of discharge from any Veterans Affairs inpatient mental health unit. 02 01 2019 06 02 2019 23...
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Improving the safety climate in hospitals by a vignette-based analysis of adverse events: a cluster randomised study
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Pauline Occelli and others
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 31, Issue 3, April 2019, Pages 212–218, https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzy126
Published: 18 June 2018
... their institution’s capacity for organisational learning and continuous improvement. safety culture cluster trials healthcare quality improvement root cause analysis risk management According to the European Society for Quality in Health Care, safety culture is defined as ‘An integrated pattern of individual...
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Aggregate analysis of sentinel events as a strategic tool in safety management can contribute to the improvement of healthcare safety
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Angelo B Hooker and others
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 31, Issue 2, March 2019, Pages 110–116, https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzy116
Published: 19 May 2018
... This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model ( https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model ) root cause analysis adverse events quality of healthcare incident reporting...
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Body Fluid Processing Workspace Quality Improvement Initiative in a High-Volume Reference Laboratory
Michelle R Campbell and others
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Volume 149, Issue 5, May 2018, Pages 434–441, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqy006
Published: 21 March 2018
... settings. Aim statement Spaghetti diagram Fishbone and root cause analysis Counterbalance measure Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle Quality improvement project (QIP) The layout and design of a workspace influence the productivity of workgroups, including those in health care environments. 1...
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Are root cause analyses recommendations effective and sustainable? An observational study
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Peter D Hibbert and others
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 30, Issue 2, March 2018, Pages 124–131, https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzx181
Published: 16 January 2018
... is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model ( https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/journals/pages/about_us/legal/notices ) Abstract Objective To assess the strength of root cause analysis (RCA) recommendations and their perceived levels...
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Using simulation to improve root cause analysis of adverse surgical outcomes
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Douglas P. Slakey and others
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 26, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 144–150, https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzu011
Published: 11 February 2014
... of conducting investigation of the causality of adverse surgical outcomes. Design Six hundred and thirty-one closed claims of a major medical malpractice insurance company were reviewed. Each case had undergone conventional root cause analysis (RCA). Claims were categorized by comparing the predominant...
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Internal Labeling Errors in a Surgical Pathology Department: A Root Cause Analysis
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Robert L. Schmidt and others
Laboratory Medicine, Volume 44, Issue 2, May 2013, Pages 176–185, https://doi.org/10.1309/LMIENKGRN0AE39NG
Published: 01 May 2013
...Robert L. Schmidt; Bonnie L. Messinger; Lester J. Layfield specimen labeling root cause analysis surgical pathology quality management errors error classification The elimination of medical errors has been a major focus for organized medicine since the publication of the Institute...
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Training pharmacists to deliver a complex information technology intervention (PINCER) using the principles of educational outreach and root cause analysis
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Stacey Sadler and others
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Volume 22, Issue 1, February 2014, Pages 47–58, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12032
Published: 21 April 2013
... training, which included training on root cause analysis and educational outreach, to enable them to deliver the PINCER Trial intervention. This was evaluated using self-report questionnaires at the end of each training session. The time taken to complete each session was recorded. Data from the evaluation...
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Republished error management: Descriptions of verbal communication errors between staff. An analysis of 84 root cause analysis-reports from Danish hospitals
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Louise Isager Rabøl and others
Postgraduate Medical Journal, Volume 87, Issue 1033, November 2011, Pages 783–789, https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2010.040238rep
Published: 02 November 2011
... to prevent recurrence. Adverse event communication organisation root cause analysis teamwork Patient safety is still a major problem at many hospitals all over the world. Poor teamwork and communication between healthcare staff are correlated to patient safety and adverse events. 1 Team...
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Republished paper: Bad stars or guiding lights? Learning from disasters to improve patient safety
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C Hughes and others
Postgraduate Medical Journal, Volume 86, Issue 1021, November 2010, Pages 675–679, https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2008.030148rep
Published: 29 October 2010
..., stabilise or worsen. safety root cause analysis human error health system disasters safety culture health care quality The word disaster has its roots in Greek and Latin. In each language, the dis- refers to a pejorative, a moving away from or an absence of, while astrum...
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The Physician and the Laboratory: Partners in Reducing Diagnostic Error Related to Laboratory Testing
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Mark L. Graber
Pathology Patterns Reviews, Volume 126, Issue suppl_1, 1 December 2006, Pages S44–S47, https://doi.org/10.1309/54XR770U8WTEGG1H
Published: 01 December 2006
... of this type. Improving patient safety will require that clinical laboratories and clinicians develop ways of working together to analyze and address these problems. Diagnostic error Laboratory error Quality improvement Communication Patient safety Root cause analysis Performance improvement Clinical...
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Improving the Quality of Cytology Diagnosis: Root Cause Analysis for Errors in Bronchial Washing and Brushing Specimens
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Laurentia Nodi and others
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Volume 124, Issue 6, December 2005, Pages 883–892, https://doi.org/10.1309/BBTC58MHD8N8K9U5
Published: 12 January 2005
...Laurentia Nodi; Ronald Balassanian; Daniel Sudilovsky; Stephen S. Raab Anatomic Pathology / ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IN CYTOLOGY
Improving the Quality of Cytology Diagnosis
Root Cause Analysis for Errors in Bronchial Washing
and Brushing Specimens
Laurentia Nodit, MD, Ronald Balassanian, MD...
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Investigation of eye splash and needlestick incidents from an HIV‐positive donor on an intensive care unit using root cause analysis
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L. Batty and others
Occupational Medicine, Volume 53, Issue 2, March 2003, Pages 147–150, https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqg032
Published: 01 March 2003
... on an
intensive care unit using root cause analysis
L. Batty, K. Holland-Elliott and D. Rosenfeld
Background Two doctors working on a busy intensive care unit sustained injuries whilst removing
a chest drain from an HIV-positive patient...
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