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Failure Modes and effects Analysis (FMEA)
Questions and Correct Answers
proactive risk assessment Ans: increases understanding within
the organization about the complexities of process design and
management and what could happen if the process fails
benefits of proactive risk assessment Ans: 1. identification of
actionable common causes
2. avoidance of unintended consequences
3. identification of commonalities across
departments/services/units
4. identification of system solutions
joint commission Ans: has standards which require hospitals to
select one high-risk process and conduct a proactive risk
assessment at least q 18 mo
- represents minimum requirement
FMEA is a... Ans: tool for proactive risk assessment
FMEA Ans: proactive risk assessment tool designed to promote
patient safety by mapping out the process of care, then identifying
potential failures that may occur in this process, in order to
understand how and why errors or failures occur
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failure modes Ans: different ways, or modes, in which a particular
process or subprocess step can fail to accomplish its intended
purpose
effects analysis Ans: refers to studying the consequences of those
failures
uses of FMEA in pharmacy Ans: 1. clinical pharmacist
interventions in ICU
2. pharmaceutical care at peds hospital DC
3. CPOE system implementation
4. gravimetric IV workflow software system
5. med admin
6. chemotherapy admin
7. drug prescribing
8. high alert drug use
9. drug shortages
10. antiretroviral therapy delivery
...and many more
FMEA process Ans: 1. define the topic
2. assemble the team
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Failure Modes and effects Analysis (FMEA)
Questions and Correct Answers
proactive risk assessment Ans: increases understanding within
the organization about the complexities of process design and
management and what could happen if the process fails
benefits of proactive risk assessment Ans: 1. identification of
actionable common causes
2. avoidance of unintended consequences
3. identification of commonalities across
departments/services/units
4. identification of system solutions
joint commission Ans: has standards which require hospitals to
select one high-risk process and conduct a proactive risk
assessment at least q 18 mo
- represents minimum requirement
FMEA is a... Ans: tool for proactive risk assessment
FMEA Ans: proactive risk assessment tool designed to promote
patient safety by mapping out the process of care, then identifying
potential failures that may occur in this process, in order to
understand how and why errors or failures occur
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failure modes Ans: different ways, or modes, in which a particular
process or subprocess step can fail to accomplish its intended
purpose
effects analysis Ans: refers to studying the consequences of those
failures
uses of FMEA in pharmacy Ans: 1. clinical pharmacist
interventions in ICU
2. pharmaceutical care at peds hospital DC
3. CPOE system implementation
4. gravimetric IV workflow software system
5. med admin
6. chemotherapy admin
7. drug prescribing
8. high alert drug use
9. drug shortages
10. antiretroviral therapy delivery
...and many more
FMEA process Ans: 1. define the topic
2. assemble the team
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