Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) For Review of a Diagnostic Genetic Laboratory Process
Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) For Review of a Diagnostic Genetic Laboratory Process
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Failure Modes effects analysis (FMEA) can be used as a process improvement tool to document steps of a process in detail, and interrogate potential failures before they occur. A cross functional team using ordinal scales ranks and prioritizes these risks – the validity of which has been questioned. Traditionally FMEA is viewed as a time consuming process. FMEA was used to analyse a laboratory process, 3 months after an initial quality improvement review. This study shows that FMEA can yield benefits, for prospective risk management and general process improvement within a laboratory setting where time and team input is restricted, and within a process considered during the initial review to have limited evidence of problems for continuous improvement. Findings, shortcomings and possible approaches to increase the utility of FMEA ranking activities are described.
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FMEA, Laboratory, Process Improvement, Risk Management, Quality Management
