Root-cause analysis: swatting at mosquitoes versus draining the swamp

Patricia Trbovich^{1

2}, Kaveh G Shojania^{1

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ University of Toronto Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Editorial

Patricia Trbovich et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 May.

. 2017 May;26(5):350-353.

doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006229. Epub 2017 Feb 21.

Patricia Trbovich^{1

2}, Kaveh G Shojania^{1

3

4}

¹ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ University of Toronto Centre for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: Accreditation; Ambulatory care; Anaesthesia.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsNone declared.

Our current approach to root cause analysis: is it contributing to our failure to improve patient safety?
Kellogg KM, Hettinger Z, Shah M, Wears RL, Sellers CR, Squires M, Fairbanks RJ. Kellogg KM, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017 May;26(5):381-387. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005991. Epub 2016 Dec 9. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017. PMID: 27940638