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Using prospective hazard analysis to assess an active shooter emergency operations plan
Author(s) -
Card Alan J.,
Harrison Heidi,
Ward James,
Clarkson P. John
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of healthcare risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2040-0861
pISSN - 1074-4797
DOI - 10.1002/jhrm.20095
Subject(s) - hazard , plan (archaeology) , operations management , risk analysis (engineering) , health care , risk management , emergency response , risk management plan , emergency department , business , process management , medical emergency , computer science , medicine , engineering , nursing , it risk management , political science , finance , chemistry , archaeology , organic chemistry , law , history
Most risk management activity in the healthcare sector is retrospective, based on learning from experience. This is feasible where the risks are routine, but emergency operations plans (EOP) guide the response to events that are both high risk and rare. Under these circumstances, it is important to get the response right the first time, but learning from experience is usually not an option. This case study presents the rationale for taking a proactive approach to improving healthcare organizations' EOP. It demonstrates how the Prospective Hazard Analysis (PHA) Toolkit can drive organizational learning and argues that this toolkit may lead to more efficient improvement than drills and exercises.