Root Cause Analysis
Independent review of active failures, latent conditions, system contributors, and preventability, using established safety methods.
What this service is
An independent review of active failures, latent conditions, system contributors, and preventability, using established patient-safety methods.
When attorneys use it
When understanding how and why an event happened is central to the case.
Questions it may answer
- •What were the active and latent contributors?
- •Was the event preventable?
Evidence reviewed
- •The reconstructed record, policies, and system evidence.
Deliverables
- •A structured root cause analysis of contributing factors and preventability.
Limitations
Root cause analysis identifies contributing factors and preventability. It does not by itself establish legal causation.