One of the defining challenges of advanced packaging lies in maintaining traceability as dies move through multiple ...

An accident must occur before root cause analysis can be performed, making it a reactive versus a proactive tool when it comes to improving safety. When accidents happen, organizations analyze them to ...

Not all root cause analysis is equally effective or reliable. Many root cause systems operate as standalone modules, without helping investigators collect accurate information. In the TapRooT® 7-Step ...

At one stage or another, all projects are subject to risks and being able to isolate problems can be tricky. Knowing how to conduct a root cause analysis can help your teams get to the source of each ...

Objective. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a simulation method of conducting investigation of the causality of adverse surgical outcomes. Design. Six hundred and thirty-one closed ...

The most common office problems—many of them billing issues that can frustrate patients—can be traced back to failure to perform one of five tasks. Create policies to ensure that each of the following ...

Linda Perryclear, Director of Field Services, RCM Client Experience, Availity (Jacksonville, Fla.): Use root-cause analysis techniques on top 10 denials, as well as top 10 claim edit reasons.

The National Patient Safety Foundation released guidelines developed to help healthcare organizations improve the way they investigate medical errors, adverse events and near misses, according to a ...

Failure to pinpoint cause of breaches leaves many organizations wide open to further attacks. Resource shortages, firefight ...