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Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis.
VA National Center for Patient Safety.

These materials provide an introduction to the purpose of healthcare failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA), the steps of the HFMEA process, and how to apply the technique to address the Joint Commission proactive risk assessment standard.
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National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS).
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), PO Box 486, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-0486.
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Using Health Care Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: the VA National Center for Patient Safety's prospective risk analysis system.
DeRosier J, Stalhandske E, Bagian JP, Nudell T. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2002;28:248-267, 209.
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Through the Eyes of the Workforce: Creating Joy, Meaning, and Safer Health Care.
Roundtable on Joy and Meaning in Work and Workforce Safety, The Lucian Leape Institute. Boston, MA: National Patient Safety Foundation; 2013.
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Using Lean to improve medication administration safety: in search of the "perfect dose."
Ching JM, Long C, Williams BL, Blackmore CC. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39:195-204.
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