Checklists and guidelines: imaging techniques for visualizing what to do.

Frank Davidoff

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Checklists and guidelines: imaging techniques for visualizing what to do.

July 21, 2010

Davidoff F. JAMA. 2010;304(2):206-7.

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This piece discusses using checklists and guidelines as strategies to build reliability into health care processes.

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