Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership, Task 2

Western Governors University

A. Root Cause Analysis According to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), A root cause analysis, then, is a systematic approach to understanding the causes of an adverse event and identifying system flaws that can be corrected to prevent the error from happening again (Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 2019). A root cause analysis (RCA) is useful in the healthcare setting to prevent sentinel events and other healthcare disparities and prevent patient harm by identifying flaws in the current system and examining areas of improvement. RCA allows for an unbiased look at the scenario to give optimal feedback for improvement. A1. RCA Steps The first step...