During usability testing, finding the root cause of errors will enable developers to fix problematic device design characteristics. Stephen B. Wilcox, PhD, FIDSA and Peter Sneeringer, MS The most ...

Learn how root cause analysis and integrated data prevent hydropower bearing failures, reduce costly downtime, and improve ...

Patient safety remains a cornerstone of effective healthcare delivery, with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) emerging as a vital process for understanding and preventing adverse events. RCA is a systematic ...

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 ...

As semiconductor devices become smaller and more complex, the product development lifecycle grows increasingly intricate. So, from early builds to pre-qualification testing, firmware development and ...

UChicago Medicine is one of 12 hospitals in the nation with a 26-year, Leapfrog straight-“A” streak and Stephen Weber, MD, said the secret is to never be satisfied. “Whether I’m seeing patients or ...

Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System (RO-ILS): Increasing stakeholder participation for safety and quality improvement. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ASCO Quality Care Symposium.

Failure to pinpoint cause of breaches leaves many organizations wide open to further attacks. Resource shortages, firefight pressure, planning issues, and lack of post-incident follow-up to blame.

The Joint Commission has determined the 10 most common causes of sentinel events reported in the first six months of 2013. An organization reporting a sentinel event submits a root cause analysis to ...