Healthcare failure mode and effects analysis and cost‑minimization analysis of three pharmaceutical services. [PDF]
The main purpose of this study was to analyze and compare three different medication delivery methods used by the outpatient care unit of a hospital pharmacy, namely health center collection, community pharmacy collection and home delivery. The secondary purpose was to compare the economic cost of those methods for the Spanish health service.A failure ...
Álvaro Caballero-Romero +5 more
doaj +5 more sources
Ensuring patient safety during cystocopy: risk assessment of device reprocessing through healthcare failure mode and effects analysis. [PDF]
Abstract Introduction Flexible cystoscopy is a widely performed urological procedure, with millions conducted annually. However, cystoscope contamination rates are relatively high, ranging from 2 to 21%, and infections may go undetected. Proper reprocessing of cystoscopes is a critical step in ensuring the safe use of
Redin MR +6 more
europepmc +5 more sources
Methodology of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is known as an important risk assessment tool and accreditation requirement by many organizations. For prioritizing failures, the index of "risk priority number (RPN)" is used, especially for its ease and subjective evaluations of occurrence, the severity and the detectability of each failure.
Mohammad Hossein Yarmohammadian +4 more
doaj +5 more sources
Improving Pressure Steam Sterilization Quality Through Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis: A Pre-Post Intervention Study in Central Sterile Supply Departments. [PDF]
Yanrong Zhang,1,2 Ruixue Hu,1,2 Yanhua Chen,1,2 Xiaoxiao Liu,1,2 Jin Wu,1,2 Liangying Yi1,2 1Department of Sterile Processing Nursing, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Key ...
Zhang Y +5 more
europepmc +5 more sources
Background: Healthcare statistics, issued by various international organizations, show that medical errors in health centers impose high costs on patients and hospitals and increase the rates of morbidity and mortality around the world. Due to the potential risks of cardiovascular diseases, the occurrence of any errors can potentially endanger the ...
Afshin Farhanchi +3 more
openalex +3 more sources
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to prevent and contrast violence on Healthcare Workers (HWs) [PDF]
Issue: Violence on HWs is increasing in Italy. In our Trust violence-related working days lost(WDL) and Incident Reports (IR)raised from 134 and 19 in years2015-16 to 342 and16 in 1st semester2017.For this reason,the Risk Management Unit (RMU) launched a FMEA,a proactive tool to identify and reduce risks.
D Celotto +10 more
openalex +3 more sources
Utilization of a healthcare failure mode and effects analysis to identify error sources in the preanalytical phase in two tertiary hospital laboratories. [PDF]
Romero A +3 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Applicability of Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis to Healthcare Epidemiology: Evaluation of the Sterilization and Use of Surgical Instruments [PDF]
Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (HFMEA) is a methodology for correcting latent system errors before they lead to adverse events. We examined the utility of HFMEA in evaluating the sterilization and use of surgical instruments. First, a multidisciplinary team graphed the process in a flow diagram.
Robert A. Weinstein +9 more
openalex +3 more sources
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the hospital Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program in 2012, providing a definition and structure for measuring value in hospital-based healthcare services. Under this new program, CMS withholds a percentage of reimbursement from each participating hospital.
A Cress +4 more
openalex +2 more sources
Application of the healthcare failure mode and effects analysis system to reduce the incidence of posture syndrome of thyroid surgery. [PDF]
Zhang L, Zeng L, Yan Y, Hang Q.
europepmc +2 more sources

