Root Cause Analysis RCA
You are responsible for ensuring quality patient care, monitoring staff
adherence to policy standards and conducting investigations following negative
patient outcomes. There was a recent event whereby a patient received a drug
resulting in a negative outcome. The event has been reported to the Harris
County Department of Public Health. In preparation for the visit by county
officials, you’ll need to complete a Root Cause Analysis on the event. You must
complete a Root Cause Analysis using the following checklist:
Complete a Root Cause Analysis on the adverse event.
Outline in 3 pages all the steps that will be taken to
determine the cause of the event.
Write a brief 1-page memo explaining steps that will be
taken to mitigate these issues in the future.





