VA strengthens critical patient-safety procedure. Two systems replace traditional paper-based informed-consent process with an electronic time-out checklist integrated into electronic records.
D057189:Checklist; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs