Checking all the boxes: a checklist for when and how to use checklists effectively.
Alfred M, Barg-Walkow LH, Keebler JR, et al. Checking all the boxes: a checklist for when and how to use checklists effectively. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(10):673-681. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016934.
Checklists are ubiquitous across healthcare. This article describes an algorithm to guide development or refinement of checklists including how to decide if a checklist is the most effective intervention and what type of checklist would be most effective. The authors stress that end users should be involved in the design process.