Book/Report
Reference to book or report

RCA²

Decription

The National Patient Safety Foundation conducted a study to investigate the effectiveness of root Cause Analyses and Actions, or RCA² (RCA “squared”), in healthcare settings. RCA² is a model used by health professionals to understand why mistakes occur in the workplace, and how to develop strategies to prevent them in future situations. National Patient Safety Foundation specifically concentrated on the specific methods used by the RCA² model, and analyzed if they were effective or not. They also identified defects in the model and sought out ways on how to improve them, so they model could be efficient.

Citation

Institute for Healthcare Improvement: RCA2: Improving Root Cause Analyses and Actions to Prevent Harm. (n.d.). Retrieved April 15, 2019, from http://www.ihi.org:80/resources/Pages/Tools/RCA2-Improving-Root-Cause-Analyses-and-Actions-to-Prevent-Harm.aspx

Types

Book/Report

Topics

Adverse Events & Analysis

Attributes

Best Practice, Recommended