I was part of a start-up developing checklist for high risk pregnancies. The checklists were developed by some of the best doctors in the country, who had alre

I was part of a start-up developing checklist for high risk pregnancies. The checklists were developed by some of the best doctors in the country, who had already proved the worth of using checklists in their own practice. Even with all of that, we had unending push back from every single hospital we talked to. Eventually it killed the company because deals could not be closed. I still hear of hospitals saying they want checklists, and they keep saying that until they see one, and then they don't want it anymore. Also, it wasn't a cost issue. The package was pretty cheap all told. The push back was in the "system getting in the way"...which was kind of the point unfortunately.