Random safety auditing, root cause analysis, failure mode and effects analysis.

Robert Ursprung; James Gray

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Random safety auditing, root cause analysis, failure mode and effects analysis.

May 19, 2010

Ursprung R, Gray J. Clin Perinatol. 2010;37(1).

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This essay introduces three primary analysis techniques from industry that demonstrate effectiveness and utility in the health care setting.

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