Understanding the Joint Commission Requirements on FMEA 2012

The primary purpose of Failure Mode and Effects (FMEA) is to deliver reliability of medical intervention for a standardized process, such as installing pacemaker, performing heart surgery, patient intubation, replacing failed heart with a mechanical implant, discharging patients, admitting patients, monitoring patient condition and administering medication.

Understanding the Joint Commission Requirements on FMEA 2012 is a webinar that covers topics such as:

• FMEA process
• The Joint Commission requirements
• Potential failure modes (what can go wrong)
• Describing the process functions
• Effects of failure (on the patients and employees)
• Causes of failure (root causes)
• Risk mitigation
• Risk quantification
• A healthcare example of FMEA
• Revised risk assessment

Understanding the Joint Commission Requirements on FMEA 2012 brings together hospital staff, including Physicians, Chief medical officers, Department clinicians such as radiology, surgery, emergency medicine, Nurses, Patient safety staff, Quality assurance staff and Pharmacy staff.