In the wake of Johns Hopkins' success in virtually eliminating intensive-care unit bloodstream infections via a simple five-step checklist, the safety scientist who developed and popularized the tool ...

Before you pack up your family for a cross country trip or an international plane ride, it is important to be sure each member has the resources they need to address any of their medical needs. An ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - School is officially in session for some students in the Chattahoochee Valley. And while parents have checked off items on their child’s school supply list and shopped for ...

The process worked, spectacularly, and hospitals in other states and abroad started using the checklist model, which was gradually applied to other hospital procedures. One application of the ...

When doing a project where a small mistake can lead to a serious accident or loss, creating a 'checklist' of what to do in what order can reduce omissions and mistakes in procedures. However, simply ...

This article was first published in the May 2016 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content ...

Sometimes the most effective innovations are the simplest: New Yorker writer and Harvard Medical School professor Atul Gawande talks with Charlie Rose about hospital staffs' amazing ability to save ...

Recent events have put the simple medical checklist in the spotlight. For instance, the Department of Health and Human Services last summer highlighted work among Michigan hospital ICUs to sharply ...

Electronic medical record and private practice marketing expert Nitin Chhoda recently released a checklist to avoid medical billing and coding errors. 6 Best Practices for Managed Care Contracting at ...

When to use paper checklists, versus digital checklists, depends on circumstances, and the people involved in a task. For example, when multiple people collaborate in processing a job, task, or ...