Using failure mode and effect analysis to identify potential failures in a psychiatric hospital emergency department.

Sharon Gur-Arieh; Shlomo Mendlovic; Ronen Rozenblum; Racheli Magnezi

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Using failure mode and effect analysis to identify potential failures in a psychiatric hospital emergency department.

July 26, 2023

Gur-Arieh S, Mendlovic S, Rozenblum R, et al. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(6):362-368.

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Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is a common way to identify error risk. In this study, FMEA was used in a psychiatric hospital emergency department (ED) to identify potential failures. FMEA was completed by two groups, ED staff and non-ED staff, to determine if a multi-professional team could be used for the FMEA process. The groups’ ratings were very similar, indicating a multi-professional team can effectively complete an FMEA.

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