Root cause analysis (RCA) is a method of problem solving that tries to identify the root causes of faults or problems. A root cause is a cause that once removed from the problem fault sequence, prevents the final undesirable event from recurring. A causal factor is a factor that affects an event`s outcome, but is not a root cause. Though removing....
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. tool used in medical quality management whereby the obvious or elusive causes that may lead to adverse outcomes or patterns of suboptimal outcomes are sought and analyzed to correct the faulty processes, thereby improving outcomes. It is especially important in management of patient safety and risk management programs and...
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Determining what actually caused a failure, as opposed to what appears to have been the cause. Detailed knowledge of the UUT is required and the services of a specialized failure analysis lab may also be needed
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(RCA) (ITIL Service Operation) An activity that identifies the root cause of an incident or problem. Root cause analysis typically concentrates on IT infrastructure failures. See also service failure analysis.
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