Gawande

Following up my notes from Day 1, I'm sharing my notes from the second full day I attended on Wednesday, December 8…

If you're a regular reader of my Lean Blog, you might know more about preventing Hospital Acquired Infections than…

Here is a nice 5-minute introduction to the topic without too much mockery from Jon Stewart! Stewart even makes…

I just finished Dr. Atul Gawande's latest book, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. I believe that…

On Twitter last week, Tom Peters wrote: This is the wrong premise - it's not that doctors (and nurses, for…

Thanks to my friend Amber for telling me about Dr. Atul Gawande's interview on NPR's Morning Edition yesterday.…

Checking In With Denver Health CEO Patricia Gabow On A "Model" Health Care System - Kaiser Health News Dr. Patty…

WHO Proposes Checklist to Reduce Surgery Errors : NPR A surgical revolution: checklist that could prevent…

A Lifesaving Checklist - New York TimesA number of you have emailed me, yes I'm aware of this horrible, ridiculous…

New Yorker - Dr. Atul GawandeHere is an outstanding piece by one of my favorite medical writers, on the use of…

Huge Price Paid for Stupid, Careless Medical Error | TortdeformLots of discussion of the sad case of the mixed up…

In Bid for Better Care, Surgery With a Warranty - New York Times This outstanding NY Times article isn't about…