Using checklists in the ICU, a real world patient safety success story
Initially skeptical of using seemingly commonsense checklists in the intensive care setting, an infectious disease specialist is now a convert supporting the practice.
In his regular Washington Post piece, Manoj Jain writes about his hospital’s initiative in conjunction with patient safety guru Donald Berwick. The program, instituted in 2002, required checklists to be followed prior to common ICU procedures, such as the insertion of central lines, endotracheal …