Failure modes and effects analysis: a key tool for clinical risk management
This Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Tool, provided by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), is a comprehensive resource designed to help human services systematically identify and mitigate potential risks in clinical processes.
In Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), a "failure mode" refers to the specific ways in which a process, product, or system can fail to perform its intended function. Identifying failure modes is a critical step in FMEA as it helps in understanding potential failures, assessing their impact, and prioritising actions to mitigate risks. The FMEA Tool follows eight key steps:
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