Root Cause Analysis and the Importance of Identifying Underlying Drivers in Primary Care Medicine

Demetria Rutledge, APRN-C, FNP, CCM Abstract Primary care medicine frequently serves as the first point of contact for patients experiencing acute and chronic health concerns. While symptom-based management remains common due to time constraints and system pressures, this approach may fail to address underlying contributors to disease progression and recurrent symptoms. Root cause analysis (RCA), […]