What do flight crews and healthcare professionals have in common? They carry the lives of others in their hands every day. Because of this, it is extremely important that they both institute a routine protocol for all multi-step procedures.

The use of pre-flight checklists is now mandatory in airlines across the nation. They have experienced great success in using this method, and now healthcare institutes are following their lead.

Patient Safety Checklist Boards encourage users to check off tasks as they complete their vital duties. They’re easy to use, and help ensure that the correct process and steps are taken during each and every procedure.

These plexy boards consist of procedural tasks and reminders. Each task has a “slider” that needs to be physically moved from red to green to signal completion. They are customizable, and require verification from team members. They can be written on and can easily be mounted to a wall, door or cart.

The benefits are clear:

• Improves communication – promotes constant communication while preventing false assumptions.
• Helps reduce error – reduces the risk of simple errors by implementing a core routine and providing a basis for a back-check system.
• Improves productivity – improves work flow and time efficiency
• Promotes teamwork – the core system and organized task flow puts the entire healthcare team on the same page during low and high-risk situations
• Promotes improved safety – helps make environment safer and easier