Failure mode and effects analysis: an empirical comparison of failure mode scoring procedures.

Laura Ashley; Gerry Armitage

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Failure mode and effects analysis: an empirical comparison of failure mode scoring procedures.

December 15, 2010

Ashley L, Armitage G. J Patient Saf. 2010;6(4):210-215.

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This study empirically demonstrated that different failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) scoring procedures produce different hazard scores and prioritization.

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