Tuesday, 25 November 2008

How a Simple Checklist Can Dramatically Reduce Medical Errors

Physician and patient safety leader, Dr. Peter Pronovost, recently joined an IHI Open School for Health Professions conference call to discuss the remarkable power of simple checklists in health care delivery. The checklists which include basic hygiene and sterilization practices that have helped clinicians across the world dramatically reduce the medical errors that lead to hospital infections.
Click here to watch the video and download one a sample checklist.

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