| Description |
209 pages ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
The problem of extreme complexity -- The checklist -- The end of the master builder -- The idea -- The first try -- The checklist factory -- The test -- The hero in the age of checklists -- The save |
| Summary |
Reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist now being used in medicine, aviation, the armed services, homeland security, investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references |
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This book reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist now being used in medicine, aviation, the armed services, homeland security, investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds. It shows what the simple idea of the checklist reveals about the complexity of our lives and how we can deal with it |
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Contents: The problem of extreme complexity -- The checklist -- The end of the master builder -- The idea -- The first try -- The checklist factory -- The test -- The hero in the age of checklists -- The save |
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"The modern world has given us stupendous know-how. Yet avoidable failures continue to plague us in health care, government, the law, the financial industry?in almost every realm of organized activity. And the reason is simple: the volume and complexity of knowledge today has exceeded our ability as individuals to properly deliver it to people?consistently, correctly, safely. We train longer, specialize more, use ever-advancing technologies, and still we fail. Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument that we can do better, using the simplest of methods: the checklist. In riveting stories, he reveals what checklists can do, what they can?t, and how they could bring about striking improvements in a variety of fields, from medicine and disaster recovery to professions and businesses of all kinds. And the insights are making a difference. Already, a simple surgical checklist from the World Health Organization designed by following the ideas described here has been adopted in more than twenty countries as a standard for care and has been heralded as ?the biggest clinical invention in thirty years? (review -- The Independent) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Clinical competence.
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Emergency medicine -- Personal narratives.
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Intensive care units.
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Medical care -- Quality control.
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Lists.
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Clinical Competence.
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Emergency Medicine.
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Intensive Care Units.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal Narrative.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| LC no. |
2009046888 |
| ISBN |
9780805091748 hardback |
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