MHA 505 UOP Systems Thinking In Health Care Environments Root Cause Analysis
MHA 505 UOP Systems Thinking In Health Care Environments Root Cause Analysis
Health Medical
MHA 505
University of the Pacific
MHA
Description
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- Root Cause Analysis
Now that you have completed a Gemba Walk and have gathered information about the organization and identified opportunities to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce waste, improve a product, or streamline a process, it is time to take a closer look at these problems and get to the root cause of why they are happening.
Additional Resources
For more information about how to use 5 Whys or a Fishbone diagram to conduct a root cause analysis, check out the following links:- 5 Whys: Getting to the Root of a Problem Quickly
- Cause and Effect Analysis: Identifying the Likely Causes of Problems
- Assignment Instructions
Create either a 5 Whys or a Fishbone diagram for each of the two short-term opportunities and the one long-term opportunity you identified during your Gemba Walk. Work through each step of the 5 Whys or Fishbone processes to find the root cause(s) of each problem.