Comments on: “A Stupid Little Checklist” — Must-Read Gawande http://blog.hcfama.org/2007/12/09/a-stupid-little-checklist-must-read-gawande/ The Ultimate Massachusetts Health Care Insider Information Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: A Healthy Blog » Surgical Checklist Saves Lives and Money - HCFA Legislative Preview http://blog.hcfama.org/2007/12/09/a-stupid-little-checklist-must-read-gawande/#comment-1263 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:07:40 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=1326#comment-1263 [...] blog entries: about NYC hospitals’ use of checklists to reduce infections and Dr. Gawande’s fascinating December 2007 article in the New Yorker. As the Globe article points out, it takes a strong commitment by hospital [...]

]]> By: A Healthy Blog » Study Reveals that “handoffs” Lead to Problems in Patient Care http://blog.hcfama.org/2007/12/09/a-stupid-little-checklist-must-read-gawande/#comment-1262 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:55:15 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=1326#comment-1262 [...] in which error minimization is seen as mandatory.” Perhaps then, regular procedures (like a check-list similar to those used for surgical procedures) will be implemented to minimize the problems and [...]

]]> By: A Healthy Blog » Checklist Redux II: NIH Is Nuts http://blog.hcfama.org/2007/12/09/a-stupid-little-checklist-must-read-gawande/#comment-1261 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:46:42 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=1326#comment-1261 [...] of Health requirement for human subjects review everytime any institution wanted to use it. (Click here and click here for our prior posts on this subject.) Not so, says NIH. Institutions are free to use [...]

]]> By: Kirsten Singleton http://blog.hcfama.org/2007/12/09/a-stupid-little-checklist-must-read-gawande/#comment-1260 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:13:05 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=1326#comment-1260 Here is “the checklist” as published in Atul Gawande’s article: On a sheet of plain paper, he plotted out the steps to take in order to avoid infections when putting a line in. Doctors are supposed to (1) wash their hands with soap, (2) clean the patient’s skin with chlorhexidine antiseptic, (3) put sterile drapes over the entire patient, (4) wear a sterile mask, hat, gown, and gloves, and (5) put a sterile dressing over the catheter site once the line is in.

]]> By: A Healthy Blog » Checklist Redux: NIH Blocks Improvement http://blog.hcfama.org/2007/12/09/a-stupid-little-checklist-must-read-gawande/#comment-1259 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:14:26 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=1326#comment-1259 [...] may recall our 12/9/07 post on the “Stupid Little Checklist” described in a New Yorker article by Brigham & Women’s Dr. Atul Gawande. Briefly, [...]

]]> By: Richard Prentice http://blog.hcfama.org/2007/12/09/a-stupid-little-checklist-must-read-gawande/#comment-1258 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:09:02 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=1326#comment-1258 I would like to know what is the check list. I’ve read that it is 5 items, but can’t find it anywhere.

Thanks

]]> By: Paul Levy http://blog.hcfama.org/2007/12/09/a-stupid-little-checklist-must-read-gawande/#comment-1257 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:27:50 +0000 http://blog.hcfama.org/?p=1326#comment-1257 John,

Atul’s story and conclusions are important, too, with regard to the post you wrote above this on controlling health care costs. Our experience with reducing central line infections and ventilator associated pneumonia mirrors the success stories he writes about. This all demonstrates not only the medical advantages of these rather straightforward programs, but also the cost savings that result. For example, every case of VAP avoided saves about $40,000 in hospitalization costs. We believe we have avoided over 300 cases of VAP in the last year, saving health care costs of $12 million. Here’s the story on VAP: http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2007/09/teamworks-wins-against-vap.html and the one on central line infections: http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2007/05/central-line-infection-report.html

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