Error Prevention: Organizational Support for Error Prevention

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

Other accreditation programs also encourage error prevention. For example, JCAHO requires healthcare organizations to perform Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) at least once each year.

FMEA systematically identifies ways developing systems and processes might fail to eliminate the likelihood of failure.

Its goal is preventing errors before they occur.

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