Simulation-based event analysis improves error discovery and generates improved strategies for error prevention. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Simulation-based event analysis improves error discovery and generates improved strategies for error prevention. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Study
 
• Published May 2019

Simulation-based event analysis improves error discovery and generates improved strategies for error prevention.

Lobos AT, Ward N, Farion KJ, et al. Simul Healthc. 2019 May 21; [Epub ahead of print].

Root cause analysis (RCA) is a vital tool to assess errors and prevent their recurrence. However, many have identified limitations to traditional RCAs. This study found that when RCA was adapted into a simulation format and compared to traditional RCA, simulation participants identified novel sources of error as well as creative solutions.

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