What would a checklist for patients look like?

March 17, 2010 · Filed Under Why PM, pt/doc co-care · 22 Comments 

This springs up from a Twitter discussion this morning. It’s Atul Gawande’s fault, for his book “Checklists.” :-) Forward-thinking clinicians are doing it; participatory patients should to.  Let’s get to work. Read more

Saving Lives, Old-School Style

December 9, 2008 · Filed Under general, positive patterns, reforming hc · 4 Comments 

What if there was a simple, old-school style procedure that could save tens of thousands of lives every year?

Better yet, what if it could be implemented at minuscule costs (about $3 million to rollout nationwide), and would require very little change in anyone’s procedure or daily lives?

What if that procedure was something as simple as going down a checklist before running any procedure on a patient?

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