Both expanded and routine investigations will be covered in the Investigation path of this lesson. The major difference between the two investigation types is that an expanded investigation requires a root cause analysis.
As part of the event management process, all events receive at least a routine investigation; however some events should receive an expanded investigation.
To determine whether an expanded investigation is necessary, the event's risk level must be assessed. There are two types of risk that are taken into consideration in MERS risk to the patient and risk to the organization.