TY - JOUR
T1 - The development and implementation of checklists in obstetrics
AU - Bernstein, Peter S.
AU - Combs, C. Andrew
AU - Shields, Laurence E.
AU - Clark, Steven L.
AU - Eppes, Catherine S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - Checklists have been long used as a cognitive aid in various high-stakes environments to improve the reliability and performance of individuals and teams. When designed well, implemented thoughtfully, and monitored closely, they offer the opportunity to improve the performance of health care teams and advance patient safety. There are different types of checklists; examples include task lists, troubleshooting lists, coordination lists, discipline lists, and to-do lists. Each is useful in different situations and requires different implementation strategies. Checklists also are different from algorithms, care maps and protocols, and educational tools. Therefore, they are not useful in all situations. In appropriate selected clinical circumstances, checklists are tools that can help standardize care, improve communication, and help teams perform optimally.
AB - Checklists have been long used as a cognitive aid in various high-stakes environments to improve the reliability and performance of individuals and teams. When designed well, implemented thoughtfully, and monitored closely, they offer the opportunity to improve the performance of health care teams and advance patient safety. There are different types of checklists; examples include task lists, troubleshooting lists, coordination lists, discipline lists, and to-do lists. Each is useful in different situations and requires different implementation strategies. Checklists also are different from algorithms, care maps and protocols, and educational tools. Therefore, they are not useful in all situations. In appropriate selected clinical circumstances, checklists are tools that can help standardize care, improve communication, and help teams perform optimally.
KW - checklists
KW - patient safety
KW - standardize care
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.05.032
DO - 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.05.032
M3 - Article
C2 - 28549984
AN - SCOPUS:85026487213
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 217
SP - B2-B6
JO - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
JF - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 2
ER -