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- Root Cause Analysis (RCA), a method for incident analysis;- Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA), a method forproactive analysis of healthcare processes.From diverse sources data was collected showing that the interventions hadan effect on the organization. The effect can be summarized as follows:- The visibility of the targeted problem has increased;Safety awareness increased on both individual and organizational level.Employees were better able to recognize safety problems and more willingto share this information. This could be seen in the RCA and HFMEAreports and the threefold increase in incidents reported in the first fouryears of the interventions.- Ways have been found to handle the ambiguity of the problem;Ambiguity was accepted as a given and ways were explored to cope withthis. Examples are: dropping the discussion about the difference between“adverse event” and “complication”, the fact that RCA teams were able toidentify root causes and suggest ways to prevent recurrence of similaradverse events, the fact that multidisciplinary teams were able so completeHFMEA’s.- The diversity of the problem became less problematic;Ways have been found to handle the immense diversity of safety issues.Examples are: the use of a hazard matrix to help choose which adverseevents should be investigated, the fact that management was able to chooseone healthcare process per division to analyze with HFMEA, the fact thatHFMEA teams were able to choose which failure modes they found relevant.- Negative side effects of professionalism were diminished.As professionals became more engaged in the interventions, they becamemore aware of interdependencies. This led to a better understanding ofothers’ perspectives on safety issues and others’ possibilities and limitationsfor improving the safety. This was seen in the multidisciplinaryteams of RCA, HFMEA and the central incident reporting committee. Anexample of the result is that most recommendations done by RCA andHFMEA teams were implemented. This shows that the teams of professionalswere able to make recommendations that were also acceptable formanagers.Patiëntveiligheid, de rol van de bestuurder 385

Safety issues became more visible and at the same time a system of continuouslearning and improvement evolved. In the three cases the professionalsprovided the subject-matter expertise whilst the board played an initiatingand supporting role. This led to professionals becoming problem-owner andto improvement recommendations that could be implemented with little orno board level pressure. An example is that from the first 8 HFMEA reports,85% of the 96 recommendations were implemented whilst there was nocontrol al all by the board. Five years later, 66% of these were still in effect,showing the sustainability of the recommendations. The RCA’s and HFMEA’salone led to over 120 safety improvement, implemented in first two years.The analysis – strategies usedThe empirical findings largely confirm the hypothesis that was based on thetheory. Two strategies were used that had not been found in the literature:appeal and support. These form an addition to the existing theoreticalframework on process management. The empirical findings show that thefollowing strategies were used for process management:- Openness: everybody was able to provide input;- Safety: each participant’s core values were protected;- Momentum: the process kept its momentum;- Ratio: the outcome was rational;- Appeal: the subject appealed to the healthcare professionals;- Support: there was enough support so professionals could focus oncontent.These six strategies are strongly related to each other. Each strategy leads to acounterforce which is subsequently mitigated by the next strategy. Opennessleads to unpredictability because anybody can influence the agenda. This canmake it unsafe to participate, because participation might lead to an unfavorableoutcome. Therefore participation must be safe. But if each participant’score values are protected but the values are opposed to each other, theprocess is prone to grind to a halt. Pressure is essential to keep momentum.Too much pressure can however lead to the process falling apart or endingin a meaningless or senseless outcome. Therefore, strategies must be used tomake sure the outcome is rational. Even if this is done right, it still does notguarantee that professionals will be willing to invest time in the process. Forthis they must be intrinsically motivated, it must be appealing to them toengage. Participating costs time and this can be a reason for professionals tohold back. Therefore there must be ample support (e.g. planning, maintain-386summary

- Root Cause Analysis (RCA), a method for inci<strong>de</strong>nt analysis;- Healthcare Failure Mo<strong>de</strong> and Effect Analysis (HFMEA), a method forproactive analysis of healthcare processes.From diverse sources data was collected showing that the interventions hadan effect on the organization. The effect can be summarized as follows:- The visibility of the targeted problem has increased;Safety awareness increased on both individual and organizational level.Employees were better able to recognize safety problems and more willingto share this information. This could be seen in the RCA and HFMEAreports and the threefold increase in inci<strong>de</strong>nts reported in the first fouryears of the interventions.- Ways have been found to handle the ambiguity of the problem;Ambiguity was accepted as a given and ways were explored to cope withthis. Examples are: dropping the discussion about the difference between“adverse event” and “complication”, the fact that RCA teams were able toi<strong>de</strong>ntify root causes and suggest ways to prevent recurrence of similaradverse events, the fact that multidisciplinary teams were able so completeHFMEA’s.- The diversity of the problem became less problematic;Ways have been found to handle the immense diversity of safety issues.Examples are: the use of a hazard matrix to help choose which adverseevents should be investigated, the fact that management was able to chooseone healthcare process per division to analyze with HFMEA, the fact thatHFMEA teams were able to choose which failure mo<strong>de</strong>s they found rele<strong>van</strong>t.- Negative si<strong>de</strong> effects of professionalism were diminished.As professionals became more engaged in the interventions, they becamemore aware of inter<strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>ncies. This led to a better un<strong>de</strong>rstanding ofothers’ perspectives on safety issues and others’ possibilities and limitationsfor improving the safety. This was seen in the multidisciplinaryteams of RCA, HFMEA and the central inci<strong>de</strong>nt reporting committee. Anexample of the result is that most recommendations done by RCA andHFMEA teams were implemented. This shows that the teams of professionalswere able to make recommendations that were also acceptable formanagers.Patiëntveiligheid, <strong>de</strong> <strong>rol</strong> <strong>van</strong> <strong>de</strong> bestuur<strong>de</strong>r 385

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