Impact of diagnostic checklists on the interpretation of normal and abnormal electrocardiograms.
Staal J, Zegers R, Caljouw-Vos J, et al. Impact of diagnostic checklists on the interpretation of normal and abnormal electrocardiograms. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;10(2):121-129. doi:10.1515/dx-2022-0092.
Checklists are increasingly used to support clinical and diagnostic reasoning processes. This study examined the impact of a checklist on electrocardiogram interpretation in 42 first-year general practice residents. Findings indicate that the checklist reduced the time to diagnosis but did not affect accuracy or confidence.