The procedures at issue had been proper medical practice for some time before anyone started using a checklist and recording results. Therefore, a hospital that decides to focus on following proper protocols, without using a written checklist and keeping written records of it, is completely within its rights, even under the government's decision.
As for getting permission, all it takes is getting someone's permission when they're admitted. The checklist is only being tested in ICUs, which means that a blanket permission upon admission wouldn't be that difficult to secure, at least in hospitals where most ICU admissions are not the result of trauma.
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Date: 2008-02-16 04:06 pm (UTC)The procedures at issue had been proper medical practice for some time before anyone started using a checklist and recording results. Therefore, a hospital that decides to focus on following proper protocols, without using a written checklist and keeping written records of it, is completely within its rights, even under the government's decision.
As for getting permission, all it takes is getting someone's permission when they're admitted. The checklist is only being tested in ICUs, which means that a blanket permission upon admission wouldn't be that difficult to secure, at least in hospitals where most ICU admissions are not the result of trauma.