How Checklists and the “Andon Cord” Concept Can Help With Webinars
For years, Dr. Greg Jacobson and I have used checklists when prepping for and running our various webinars via…
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Using a Checklist is Better Than Reprimanding Someone and Saying…
I bet the company that services my pool was surprised that I had a checklist-related process improvement suggestion…
Podcast #246 – Steve Montague, #Lean, Checklists & #PatientSafety
Episode #246 is my second episode in recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week.
My guest is Steve…
Video Interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost on Checklists & Patient Safety
Here's a video interview with Dr. Peter Pronovost, author of the book Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One…
Checklists Promoted and Debated on “Grey’s Anatomy”
It's my second post about the TV show Grey's Anatomy, the first being "McDreamy" Fights the Blame Game on "Grey's…
Michigan Hospitals Cut VAP Rates 70% Using Checklists
Here's a great story from my home state where I grew up, Michigan: "Hospital checklist helps pneumonia rates tumble…
Podcast #112 – Naida Grunden, Lean, Aviation Safety, Captain Sullenberger,…
Episode #112 is a chat with Naida Grunden, the author of the outstanding book The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient…
How Checklists Help Me With My Podcasts
Regular followers of my blog know that I've been creating audio podcasts since 2006. Later today (at 3 PM), I am…
Dr. Atul Gawande and Checklists on “The Daily Show”
Here is a nice 5-minute introduction to the topic without too much mockery from Jon Stewart!
Stewart even makes…
Did this WSJ reviewer even read “The Checklist Manifesto?”
I just finished Dr. Atul Gawande's latest book, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. I believe that…
Dr. Gawande & Checklists Featured on NPR
Thanks to my friend Amber for telling me about Dr. Atul Gawande's interview on NPR's Morning Edition yesterday.…
Checklists and Error Prevention on the TV Show ER
Hulu - ER: Old Times - Watch the full episode now.Thanks to Bryan to bringing this episode of ER to my attention. I…
Checklists at a Hotel Front Desk
There's so much in the news about "checklists" in the medical context... and I'm convinced that it's basically the…
Checklists and How You Manage Them
Thinking back to a letter-to-the-editor that I mentioned last week, this is such a critical point, I wanted to…
Surgical Checklists in the News!
WHO Proposes Checklist to Reduce Surgery Errors : NPR
A surgical revolution: checklist that could prevent…
"Checklists" Innovator is One of Time’s 100
Peter Pronovost - The 2008 TIME 100 - TIME
It's so nice to see someone like Dr. Peter Pronovost on the "most…
The Feds Reverse Their Decision on Checklists!
Wachter's World : The Checklist Saga: Victory!This is great news for patients and is probably great news for those…
Mindless Government Bureaucracy Puts a Halt to Hospital Checklists
A Lifesaving Checklist - New York TimesA number of you have emailed me, yes I'm aware of this horrible, ridiculous…