Beyond FMEA: the structured what-if technique (SWIFT).

Alan J Card; James R Ward; P. John Clarkson

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Beyond FMEA: the structured what-if technique (SWIFT).

September 26, 2012

Card AJ, Ward JR, Clarkson PJ. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2012;31(4):23-29.

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This commentary describes a proactive risk assessment tool designed to address process concerns and to be more efficient than failure mode and effect analysis.

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