Errors and analysis of errors.

Maureen A. Mulligan; Pat Nechodom

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Errors and analysis of errors.

December 17, 2008

Mulligan MA, Nechodom P. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2008;51(4):656-65.

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This article suggests elements of an effective error reduction program and provides background on those strategies, including root cause analysis, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and human factors.

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