The value of root cause analysis
Briefings on The Joint Commission, October 1, 2009
This is an excerpt from a member only article. To read the article in its entirety, please login or subscribe to Briefings on The Joint Commission.
I would like to present the perspective and opinion of someone who has come from the high-tech industry and has spent the past 12 years in healthcare. It has been interesting to contrast the two worlds.
I am an expert in investigating undesirable outcomes regardless of the industry. I base my observations on 25 years of experience in the manufacturing and healthcare industries. I am a practitioner, educator, author, and developer of software tools to aid in more extensive and accurate investigations.
This is an excerpt from a member only article. To read the article in its entirety, please login or subscribe to Briefings on The Joint Commission.
Related Products
-
Briefings on The Joint Commission
Briefings on The Joint Commission will help you with all of your accreditation and survey preparation needs. Every month...
-
Ambulatory Quality and Compliance Insider
Whether you're complying with The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals, meeting CMS requirements, or overcoming...
-
Accreditation Connection
This e-mail newsletter delivers the latest weekly accreditation news, analysis, and advice for any healthcare professional...
-
Accreditation Monthly
Sharon Courage, MPH, RN, Vice President of Hospital Services, and other Joint Commission accreditation and regulatory...
-
The Joint Commission Survey Coordinator's Handbook, 11th Edition
Now in its eleventh edition, this fully updated guide for 2010 is your all-in-one resource for Joint Commission standards...
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- Q/A: Billing telemetry daily monitoring
- Credentialing monthly: What is the role of the credentials committee in addressing unprofessional conduct?
- 2010 ICD-9 code updates now available online
- Master modifiers to ensure accurate reimbursement
- Radiologist indicted for fraudulently signing reports
- H1N1 hits Maine facility
- Don’t be scared into silence: Affiliation letter safeguards allow you to disclose more
- National Quality Forum creates standardized set of data for electronic health records
- New report reveals $47 billion in Medicare fraud
- Understand the H1N1 Flu and how to code it
- E-mailed
-
- Credentialing monthly: What is the role of the credentials committee in addressing unprofessional conduct?
- Q/A: Billing telemetry daily monitoring
- H1N1 hits Maine facility
- New report reveals $47 billion in Medicare fraud
- Radiologist indicted for fraudulently signing reports
- Revised MS.1.20 'huge improvement', out for comment again
- Briefings on Outpatient Rehab Reimbursement and Regulations, December 2009
- Hand hygiene rates improved through variety of reinforcement styles
- Press Ganey report: Patient satisfaction increasing across the country
- Residency Program Alert, December 2009
- Searched