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A 75-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department for severe stomatitis, fever, and generalized weakness. One week ago, he visited his primary care clinic for osteoarthritis, and his physician intended to prescribe the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam. However, due to a drop-down menu proximity error in the electronic health record (EHR), the physician accidentally selected methotrexate with instructions for daily use. The patient's pharmacy dispensed the medication as ordered. The patient took the methotrexate daily, leading to acute severe pancytopenia and mucosal toxicity. He is admitted to the hospital for treatment with intravenous leucovorin and broad-spectrum antibiotics. The primary care clinic's medical director is notified of the adverse event. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step for the clinic's leadership?

  1. Assemble a multidisciplinary team to conduct a root cause analysis of the clinic's electronic prescribing system and workflowsCevap
  2. B
    Conduct a failure mode and effects analysis to retrospectively investigate how the drop-down menu error occurred
  3. C
    Place a formal reprimand in the physician's personnel file to enforce accountability for prescription verification
  4. D
    Document the event in the clinic's reporting system and conclude the investigation because the specific prescribing error has already been identified
  5. E
    Suspend the safety investigation until the patient has been successfully discharged from the hospital to incorporate final clinical outcomes

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Assemble a multidisciplinary team to conduct a root cause analysis of the clinic's electronic prescribing system and workflows.
The correct action is to initiate a root cause analysis (RCA). RCA is a retrospective, multidisciplinary process used to identify the underlying systemic and structural factors (latent errors) that contributed to an adverse event. In this scenario, the RCA would examine EHR design, drop-down menu proximity, and the lack of automated alerts for daily methotrexate dosing, aligning with the principles of a 'just culture.'

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1
Identify the nature of the patient safety incident.
A severe adverse event has occurred due to a prescribing error (wrong medication selected in EHR), resulting in patient harm.
Determining the severity and type of event guides the required institutional response.
2
Determine the appropriate investigative framework for a retrospective event.
A root cause analysis (RCA) is required.
RCA is the standard retrospective tool used to identify systemic vulnerabilities and latent errors after an adverse event has reached the patient.
3
Evaluate the distractors against patient safety principles.
Punitive actions, premature closure, prospective analyses (FMEA), and delayed investigations are incorrect.
Modern patient safety relies on a 'just culture' that addresses system flaws immediately and thoroughly rather than assigning individual blame.

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Root cause analysis (RCA) is a retrospective, systems-based approach used to investigate adverse events and identify underlying system vulnerabilities rather than focusing on individual blame.
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