1. A method for implementing automated worklists, comprising: generating a worklist, comprising: retrieving a worklist template corresponding to the worklist from a storage device; via a first query, selecting a listing of members and attributes to be populated in the worklist, the attributes including a status indicator of an action item specified for each of the members of the worklist; building a worklist member table with results of the first query; via a second query, and using attributes of the worklist member table, identifying up-to-date values of one or more worklist member attributes; and outputting results of the second query to the worklist; and presenting the worklist to a corresponding assignee, wherein for each of the members in the worklist, the status indicator is editable by the corresponding assignee to update a status of the member.