Checking the lists: A systematic review of electronic checklist use in health care

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 71, Issue , 2017, Pages S6-S12

  Kramer, Heidi S ^a,b   Drews, Frank A ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Checklists; Decision making; Healthcare; Laundry lists; Memory aids; Natural systems

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHECKLISTS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTHCARE WORKFLOW; HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION RESEARCHES; MEMORY AIDS; NATURAL SYSTEMS;

HEALTH CARE;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CALL CENTER; CHECKLIST; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; WORKFLOW;

CHECKLIST; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84994700824     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2016.09.006     Document Type: Review

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