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The Checklist Manifesto (Summary)

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getAbstract Summary: Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes.

Some of the most highly trained and respected professionals in the world rely on the humble checklist to keep them organized and out of trouble. Tremendous advances in scientific knowledge now overwhelm practitioners in many fields – to the point that they make regular but frequently avoidable mistakes. Boston-based surgeon Atul Gawande chronicles how his research into the aviation, construction and investment industries helped shape the World Health Organization's production of a two-minute, 19-point surgical checklist that has saved countless lives worldwide. While not designed to be a how-to manual, Gawande's book provides sample checklists, instructive examples and plenty of food for thought about how to create and fine-tune checklists that fit your job and your organization's mission. getAbstract prescribes this eye-opening report to anyone responsible for complex tasks or for the lives of others and particularly to readers who plan to check into a hospital anytime soon.

Book Publisher:

Copyright © 2009 by Atul Gawande

Used by arrangement with Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt & Company


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Publisher: getAbstract

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  • File size: 39 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2017

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  • File size: 41 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2017

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English

getAbstract Summary: Get the key points from this book in less than 10 minutes.

Some of the most highly trained and respected professionals in the world rely on the humble checklist to keep them organized and out of trouble. Tremendous advances in scientific knowledge now overwhelm practitioners in many fields – to the point that they make regular but frequently avoidable mistakes. Boston-based surgeon Atul Gawande chronicles how his research into the aviation, construction and investment industries helped shape the World Health Organization's production of a two-minute, 19-point surgical checklist that has saved countless lives worldwide. While not designed to be a how-to manual, Gawande's book provides sample checklists, instructive examples and plenty of food for thought about how to create and fine-tune checklists that fit your job and your organization's mission. getAbstract prescribes this eye-opening report to anyone responsible for complex tasks or for the lives of others and particularly to readers who plan to check into a hospital anytime soon.

Book Publisher:

Copyright © 2009 by Atul Gawande

Used by arrangement with Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt & Company


Expand title description text