The checklist manifesto : how to get things right
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Published
New York : Picador, 2010, ©2009.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xviii, 215 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209).
Description
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. The modern world has given us stupendous know-how. Yet avoidable failures continue to plague us in health care, government, the law, the financial industryin 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 peopleconsistently, 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 cant, 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 zthe biggest clinical invention in thirty yearsy (The Independent).
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gawande, A. (20102009). The checklist manifesto: how to get things right . Picador.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gawande, Atul. 20102009. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. Picador.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gawande, Atul. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right Picador, 20102009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gawande, Atul. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right Picador, 20102009.
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