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RCA2: Improving Root Cause Analyses and Actions to Prevent Harm.

National Patient Safety Foundation. July 15, 2015, 1:00–2:00 PM (Eastern).

Root cause analyses are promoted as a mechanism to enhance learning from errors. In this webinar Dr. James Bagian and Doug Bonacum will discuss methods to enhance the effectiveness of root cause analyses and how to determine when the technique should be used.

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