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To fill the need for an understanding of personal and systematic factors that impact quality of care within the emergency psychiatric setting, and especially while evaluating patient safety events, Anthony P Weiss, M.D., M.B.A, developed a mnemonic, “the six Ps,” to prompt an assessment of factors that contribute to adverse clinical outcomes. The six Ps are Patient, Personnel, Policies, Procedures, Place, and Politics.

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Weiss, A. P. (2009). Quality improvement in healthcare: the six Ps of root-cause analysis. Am J Psychiatry, 166(372).