Using failure mode and effects analysis to plan implementation of smart i.v. pump technology.

Tosha B Wetterneck; Kathleen Skibinski; Tanita L Roberts; Susan M Kleppin; Mark E Schroeder; Myra Enloe; Steven S Rough; Ann Schoofs Hundt; Pascale Carayon

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Using failure mode and effects analysis to plan implementation of smart i.v. pump technology.

August 23, 2006

Wetterneck TB, Skibinski K, Roberts TL, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(16):1528-38.

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The authors describe their use of failure mode and effects analysis to inform the launch of a smart pump initiative and found that it was useful for identifying potential problems with the implementation.

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