Theory-Based Failure Modes and Effect Analysis for Medication Errors (open access)

Theory-Based Failure Modes and Effect Analysis for Medication Errors

This article presents a hybrid decision-making approach to assigning different weights to risk factors and considering the uncertainty in the ranking process in the Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA) technique. Findings highlight improper medication administration as the main failure mode, which can result in a fatality or patient injury and the utilization of multiple-criteria decision-making methods in combination with Z-number as a useful tool in the healthcare management field.
Date: April 1, 2021
Creator: Ghoushchi, Saeid Jafarzadeh; Dorosti, Shadi; Ab Rahman, Mohd Nizam; Khakifirooz, Marzieh & Fathi, Mahdi
System: The UNT Digital Library