Which an investigation into a serious event,including clinical and administrative review?
A) Discovery process
B) Incident reporting
C) Root-cause analysis
D) TPO procedures

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Root-cause analysis is the process of investigating a serious event to determine the underlying cause(s) and to identify ways to prevent a similar event from occurring in the future. This involves both clinical and administrative review, with the goal of identifying system-level issues that contributed to the event.

A) Discovery process typically refers to legal proceedings in which each party can request evidence from the other party. 
B) Incident reporting involves documenting an adverse event or near miss in order to facilitate learning and improvement. While a serious event may trigger an incident report, incident reporting typically does not involve the level of in-depth review and analysis that a root-cause analysis would. 
D) TPO procedures is not a commonly used term or abbreviation in healthcare, so it is unclear what is being referred to here.

Which an Investigation into a Serious Event,including Clinical and Administrative