Patient Safety in Radiology (2025)-Error Prevention Strategies: RCA and the Swiss Cheese Model

Error Prevention Strategies: RCA and the Swiss Cheese Model

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Jonathan Criskell discusses error prevention in radiology using the Swiss cheese model, emphasizing managing patients and staff after adverse events. He explains root cause analysis through sequential timelines, repeatedly asking "why" to uncover latent and active contributors to errors. Criskell introduces tools like affinity diagrams, the five whys, Ishikawa diagrams, and causal tree mapping to identify and categorize errors, promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement. He highlights learning from mistakes without blame, sharing lessons openly to prevent recurrence. This approach aims to improve patient safety and operational efficiency in radiology departments.

Keywords

musculoskeletal radiology

process improvement

standard work

Kaizen

5S methodology

Swiss cheese model

root cause analysis

error prevention in radiology

patient safety

continuous improvement