Implementation of Checklists in Health Care: Learning from High-Reliability Organisations

This qualitative study was undertaken to determine if the use of checklists common in HROs can be used in health care to reduce risk. As healthcare has improved, it has become dangerous. With the increasing complexity of healthcare, checklists may be a useful way to ensure procedures are performed without common mistakes. This article provides a useful tool for training reliability-seeking organizations.

Thomassen, Ø., Espeland, A., Søfteland, E., Lossius, H., Heltne, K., & Brattebø, G. (2011). Implementation of checklists in health care; learning from high-reliability organisations. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 19(53). doi:10.1186/1757-7241-19-53

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