Patient safety remains a cornerstone of effective healthcare delivery, with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) emerging as a vital process for understanding and preventing adverse events. RCA is a systematic ...

Included in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program” is a form to assist healthcare organizations ...

Too often, when we investigate safety incidents, we focus on the immediate cause and not the “root cause.” They aren’t the same thing. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration defines a ...

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a critical methodology for uncovering the underlying causes of food safety incidents, such as contamination or non-compliance, rather than merely addressing symptoms. By ...

During a recent visit to a skilled nursing facility, a nurse made an insightful comment that stuck with me: “You can’t unscramble eggs.” This simple yet profound statement highlighted the difficulty ...

The Joint Commission has determined the 10 most common causes of sentinel events reported in the first six months of 2013. An organization reporting a sentinel event submits a root cause analysis to ...

Root-cause analysis is core to problem-solving across many fields. From hospitals searching for patient safety issues to engineers diagnosing faults in complex machinery, finding the source of a ...

Fire damage on rooftop solar array. Thorough equipment due diligence helps mitigate risks. Image: CEA. The inverter helps prevent fires in solar systems but can also cause them if not properly ...