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IHI's Surgical Checklist "Sprint" ends April 1

Patient Safety Monitor Alert, April 1, 2009

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Announced at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) National Forum in December 2008, the Surgical Checklist Sprint asked all hospitals in the country to institute the World Health Organization's (WHO) surgical checklist in one operating room. The goal was to have this done by April 1, 2009, and to then measure the effects. The IHI has a resource page on it's Web site where those interested in the initiative can find a map of those hospitals participating.

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