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Briefings on Patient Safety, October 2001 Vol. 2 No. 10
Take action to prevent errors
You are soon likely to hear a lot of questions about "failure modes and effects analysis" (FMEA). The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations started requiring hospitals to select an FMEA topic by October 1, and they will need to show it as part of their triennial survey. By July 1, 2002 hospitals will need to share their completed FMEA, along with any changes that were made as a result.
This leads to two questions: What exactly is a F
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