Are Root Cause Analyses (RCA) effective for preventing incident reoccurrences? – Safety & Performance Research Summaries

Two of many studies exploring Root Cause Analysis methodologies in healthcare and whether these investigations prevent repeat occurrences (sources in comments). Study 1 evaluated 21 studies and found: Despite RCAs and investigations being promoted under the guise of preventing reoccurrences, the authors state that “more recent studies do not confirm these findings” (p12),Based on this…
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