Prospective risk analysis of health care processes: a systematic evaluation of the use of HFMEA in Dutch health care.

M M P Habraken; T W van der Schaaf; I P Leistikow; P M J Reijnders-Thijssen

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Prospective risk analysis of health care processes: a systematic evaluation of the use of HFMEA in Dutch health care.

July 15, 2009

Habraken MMP, van der Schaaf TW, Leistikow IP, et al. Ergonomics. 2009;52(7):809-19.

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This study analyzed 13 failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) efforts to understand how to improve their utility and respond to feedback about their application, including concerns about their time-consuming nature.

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