Medical checklist
Joseph Simmons of Yale’s School of Management points to a nudge from Atul Gawande’s New Yorker piece that reduces doctor error in treating hospital patients. Because a single patient’s medical care can...
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The secret to the medical checklist nudge
In the field of medicine, there is perhaps no better nudge than Peter Provonost’s medical checklist. Adapted from pre-flight preparations by airline crews, the medical checklist is a six-step set of...
View ArticleWhat choice architects can learn from a new medical checklist
A new study on another medical checklist is out, this one conducted on noncardiac surgery in eight hospitals in eight cities around the world to ensure a diverse range of clients. As with the...
View ArticleA reader's proposal for more consistent handwashing in hospitals
Reader Calvin Freeman wants to combine technology and a cliff notes version of the medical checklist to reduce infections in hospitals. Use an infra-red beam across the doorway to activate a large...
View ArticleAlternatives to the medical checklist?
In Maryland, state leaders recently kicked off a program that will send 45 teams of observers to 47 hospitals to record the hand-washing habits of doctors and nurses. Governing Magazine calls the...
View ArticleAssorted links
1) A high-tech substitute for the medical checklist. Hat tip: Jason Bade. 2) Two manhole covers specifically for tourists. We could use these here in Chicago. Hat tip: Danny Vincent. 3) More on the...
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