Augmenting health care failure modes and effects analysis with simulation
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This study explores whether simulation plays a role in health care failure mode and effects analysis (HFMEA); it does this by evaluating whether additional data are found when a traditional HFMEA is augmented with simulation. Two multidisciplinary teams identified vulnerabilities in a process by brainstorming, followed by simulation. Two means of adding simulation were investigated as follows: just simulating the process and interrupting the simulation between substeps of the process.By adding simulation to a traditional HFMEA, both multidisciplinary teams identified additional data that were relevant for deeper analysis. The study indicates that simulation has a role in HFMEA. Both ways of using simulation seemed feasible, and our results are not conclusive in selecting one over the other.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Simulation in Healthcare |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 48-55 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 1559-2332 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2014 |
- Health care failure mode and effects analysis., Patient safety, Simulation
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