Open AccessSimulation-Based Event Analysis Improves Error Discovery and Generates Improved Strategies for Error Prevention
Author(s) -
Anna-Theresa Lobos,
Natalie Ward,
Ken Farion,
David Creery,
Colleen Fitzgibbons,
Christa Ramsay,
Melanie Hogue,
Mélissa Langevin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
simulation in healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.685
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1559-713X
pISSN - 1559-2332
DOI - 10.1097/sih.0000000000000372
Subject(s) - debriefing , computer science , event (particle physics) , root cause analysis , data mining , medicine , reliability engineering , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , medical education
An adverse event (AE) is a negative consequence of health care that results in unintended injury or illness. The study investigates whether simulation-based event analysis is different from traditional event analysis in uncovering root causes and generating recommendations when analyzing AEs in hospitalized children.