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Using Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis in prospective medication safety risk management in secondary care inpatient wards.

Sova PM, Holmström A-R, Airaksinen M, et al. Using Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis in prospective medication safety risk management in secondary care inpatient wards. Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2024;31(3):227-233. doi:10.1136/ejhpharm-2021-003109.

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May 8, 2024
Sova PM, Holmström A-R, Airaksinen M, et al. Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2024;31(3):227-233.
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Medication management encompasses several stages, including ordering, preparing, dispensing, administering, and monitoring. In this study, a hospital used Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA) to prospectively identify risks and propose solutions when implementing a new electronic medication management system. Fifteen recommendations were made, namely ensuring correct patient identification during ordering and administration.

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Sova PM, Holmström A-R, Airaksinen M, et al. Using Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis in prospective medication safety risk management in secondary care inpatient wards. Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2024;31(3):227-233. doi:10.1136/ejhpharm-2021-003109.