Failure Mode And Effects Analysis: General Purpose Of The FMEA Process

C. General Purpose of FMEA The general purpose of the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) process is to attempt to evaluate a process for possible future failures, and correct them preemptively rather than respond retroactively when detrimental events occur. “FMEA is particularly useful in evaluating a new process prior to implementation and in assessing the impact of a proposed change to an existing process.” (“Institute for Healthcare Improvement,” n.d.). Prior to implementing the improvement plan, FMEA would be valuable tool to use to identify possible problems. Running mock scenarios could possibly identify problems or deficits with the new plan prior to it being used on real people, who’s lives are at stake if a mistake is made.

C1. Steps of FMEA Process Within the FMEA process are seven steps. The first step is to select a process that can be evaluated by the FMEA process. The FMEA process works best when it can be focused on a section of the overall process. For example, looking at medication administration at the pharmacy level, rather than the
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I have already selected key aspects that I want to improve. Establishing targets to guide improvement measures can be achieved by setting a realistic percentage of compliance to meet every week as the improvement plan becomes more familiar. Collecting data can be accomplished by audits on patients’ charts. I would use the data collected as a comparison to the data I will collect after the new improvement plan is implemented. Implementing improvement actions and evaluating effectiveness is the final step and is