More than a tick box: medical checklist development, design, and use. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

More than a tick box: medical checklist development, design, and use. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published July 2017

More than a tick box: medical checklist development, design, and use.

Burian BK, Clebone A, Dismukes K, Ruskin KJ. Anesth Analg. 2017 Jul 28; [Epub ahead of print].

Checklists are widely advocated in health care to promote safety and reduce errors, but the evidence to support their impact is mixed. This commentary recommends a user-focused framework to address contextual issues that may affect checklist implementation, from the conception and development of a checklist through its use and retirement.

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