Patient Safety Tool: VA's Root Cause Analysis Guide

Sabrina Rodak -

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety offers free tools to help healthcare providers conduct root cause analysis investigations.



The tools include guides for developing a chronological event flow diagram, a cause and effect diagram and root cause/contributing factor statements.


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Download the root cause analysis guide for use in your own facility.

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