Tool/Toolkit
CRP resource or tool (e.g. CANDOR)

TJC Framework for Conducting a Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan

Decription

The Joint Commission’s Framework for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Action Plan offers a holistic outline of questions used for healthcare organizations to analyze adverse events in the workplace. Questions include identifying specific protocols in the procedure, external factors, staffing numbers, and other factors that could have potentially influenced the adverse outcome.

Citation

Framework for Conducting a Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2019, from http://www.jointcommission.org/framework_for_conducting_a_root_cause_analysis_and_action_plan/

Types

Tool/Toolkit

Topics

Adverse Events & Analysis

Attributes

Best Practice, Recommended