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Root Cause Analysis: How to Easily Transform Your Needs Assessments


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Is your CME content scratching the surface or truly addressing the core issues in healthcare practice?

As a CME professional, you're constantly striving to create educational interventions that make a real difference. But sometimes, despite your best efforts, the impact falls short of expectations. Root cause analysis (RCA) could be the missing piece in your needs assessment toolkit, helping you uncover the true sources of performance gaps and design more effective CME programs.

By listening to this episode, you'll discover:

  1. How to apply RCA techniques to enhance your needs assessments and identify the root causes of practice gaps
  2. Step-by-step guidance and practical tools for conducting RCA
  3. Real-world examples of how RCA can lead to measurable improvements in healthcare outcomes
  4. Tune in now to unlock the power of root cause analysis and revolutionize your approach to CME program development.

    Resources

    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Root Cause Analysis.

    Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Improving Root Cause Analyses and Actions to Prevent Harm.

    Singh G et al. Root Cause Analysis and Medical Error Prevention. StatPearls.

    Driesen B et al. Root Cause Analysis Using the Prevention and Recovery Information System for Monitoring and Analysis Method in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(4):342-350

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    Write MedicineBy Alexandra Howson PhD | CME Writer, Educator, Researcher

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