Human Factors Informed Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Andrea Cassano-Piché, et. al

dc.date.accessioned2018-09-30T20:32:42Z
dc.date.available2018-09-30T20:32:42Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractFailure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is an engineering method for proactively assessing vulnerabilities in a system before the risks cause harm. It was first used in the late 1940’s by the US Armed Forces to analyze various flight control systems (Amzen, 1996), as pilot error was leading to crashes and deaths. Since, FMEA has been adapted and used in several industries including military, aerospace, automotive, plastics, food service, and more recently, in healthcare. FMEA has been promoted by several national healthcare quality and safety organizations in Canada and the United States including: the Veterans Health Administration [37], the Institute for Safe Medication Practices [38], the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada [39], and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement [40]. Carrying out an FMEA is a means for hospitals to satisfy accreditation standards in the US and Canada including The Joint Commission’s patient safety standard LD.5.2 in the Leadership chapter of the Hospital Accreditation Manual [41] and Accreditation Canada’s Required Operating Practice that hospitals conduct at least one proactive risk assessment of a high-risk process each year.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12091/389
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherHumanEra @ UHN & IFMBE Clinical Engineering Division.en_US
dc.subjectHTMen_US
dc.titleHuman Factors Informed Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Andrea Cassano-Piché, et. alen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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