Patient Safety
January 26, 2006

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis - Resource Center  Bibliography
  • “Aerospace Engineering Model Identifies Risk Points”, QI/TQM, 11 (5) May 2001, p.54-5.

  • Bongiorno, Jim, “Improving FMEAs”, Quality Digest, 20 (10) October 2000, p.37-40.

  • Cohen, Michael R., et al., “Failure Mode and Effects Analysis: A Novel Approach to Avoiding Dangerous Medication Errors and Accidents”, Hospital Pharmacy, 29 (4) April 1994, p.319-30.

  • Croteau, Richard J. and Schyve, Paul M., “Chapter 7: Proactively Error-Proofing Health Care Processes”,  In: Spath, Patrice, editor, Error Reduction in Health Care, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000, p.179-98 (specifically p.188-9).

  • Feldman, Sanford E. and Roblin, Douglas W., “Medical Accidents in Hospital Care: Applications of Failure Analysis to Hospital Quality Appraisal”, Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement, 23 (11) November 1997, p.567-80.

  • Fletcher, Carol E., “Failure Mode and Effects Analysis; An Interdisciplinary Way to Analyze and Reduce Medication Errors”, Journal of Nursing Administration, 27 (12) December 1997, p,19-26

  • Harpster, Richard A., “How to Get More Out of Your FMEAs”, Quality Digest, 19 (6) June 1999, p.40-2.

  • Juran, Joseph M. and Godfrey, A. Blanton, editors, Juran’s Quality Handbook, 5th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999, pp. 19.25-6; 48.30-1.

  • McDermott, Robin E., et al., The Basics of FMEA, New York: Quality Resources, 1996.

  • McNally, Karen M., et al., “Failure-Mode and Effects Analysis in Improving a Drug Distribution System”, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy,  54 (2) January 15, 1997, p.171-7.

  • Vandenbrande, Willy W., “How to Use FMEA to Reduce the Size of Your Quality Toolbox”, Quality Progress, 31 (11) November 1998, p.97-100.

  • Williams, Ellen and Talley, Ray, “The Use of Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis in a Medication Error Subcommittee”, Hospital Pharmacy, 29 (4) April 1994, p.331-7.

  • “York Hospital Is a Leader in Proactive Error Prevention”, COR Clinical Excellence, 2 (5) May 2001, p.1-4.