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Failure Mode and Effects Analysis: Views of Hospital Staff in the UK
- Source :
- Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 17:37-43
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2012.
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Abstract
- Objective To explore health care professionals' experiences and perceptions of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), a team-based, prospective risk analysis technique. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 operational leads (20 pharmacists, one nurse) in medicines management teams of hospitals participating in a national quality improvement programme. Interviews were transcribed, coded and emergent themes identified using framework analysis. Results Themes identified included perceptions and experiences of participants with FMEA, validity and reliability issues, and FMEA's use in practice. FMEA was considered to be a structured but subjective process that helps health care professionals get together to identify high risk areas of care. Both positive and negative opinions were expressed, with the majority of interviewees expressing positive views towards FMEA in relation to its structured nature and the use of a multidisciplinary team. Other participants criticised FMEA for being subjective and lacking validity. Most likely to restrict its widespread use were its time consuming nature and its perceived lack of validity and reliability. Conclusion FMEA is a subjective but systematic tool that helps identify high risk areas, but its time consuming nature, difficulty with the scores and perceived lack of validity and reliability may limit its widespread use.
- Subjects :
- Risk Management
medicine.medical_specialty
Attitude of Health Personnel
business.industry
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Alternative medicine
Prospective risk
Risk Assessment
United Kingdom
Interviews as Topic
Patient safety
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Nursing
Health care
Medical Staff, Hospital
medicine
Humans
business
Failure mode and effects analysis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17581060 and 13558196
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8fc8d847a256d3b3151adb1a0f86e4cc