Application of FMEA ia medical risk management in America
- VernacularTitle:故障模式影响分析在美国医疗风险管理中的应用
- Author:
Bi-Yao LIU
;
Yi SHEN
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Failure mode and effect analysis;
Medical risk;
Management
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
1998;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Doing a good job of guarding against medical risks can effectively improve medical safety and reduce waste of medical resources. In recent years, marked results have been attained in the US in studies on the use of FMEA, a prospective quality analysis tool, to minimize medical risks. Similar studies, though not many, have been made in some other countries, such as Italy and Australia. No reports, however, have been published at home on studies in this field. The paper gives an account of the use and theoretical studies of FMEA in medical risk management in the US, illustrates cases wherein it was used to lower risks in prescribing drugs to patients and ensure the safe use of hospital software and hardware, and puts forward issues that shouldn't be ignored in using FMEA so as to arouse the attention of domestic hospital management departments.
