The Checklist Manifesto
ISBN 0805091742 | | |
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right is a December 2009 non-fiction book by
Metropolitan Books and focuses on the use of checklists in relation to several elements of daily and professional life.[1] The book looks at the use of checklists in the business world and the medical profession,[2] with Gawande examining how it could be used for greater efficiency, consistency and safety.[3] Gawande stated he was inspired to write The Checklist Manifesto after reading a story about a young child who survived a fall into a frozen pond and discovering the physician who saved her relied heavily on checklists.[4]
Critical reception for the book has been mostly positive,Seattle Times also gave a positive review.[8]
The book builds on, and references, the work done by the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Study Group that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in January 2009.[9]
References
- ^ Jauhar, Sandeep (22 January 2010). "One Thing After Another". New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Book Review Podcast: Atul Gawande". NY Times. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "'Checklist Manifesto' Author Pairs Simplicity With Lifesaving". PBS. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "ALA 2010 Midwinter Meeting: Gawande Picks Up the Checklist at Sunrise Speakers Series". Library Journal. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Review: The Checklist Manifesto". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Review: Checklist Manifesto. Booklist. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "'The Checklist Manifesto' by Atul Gawande". Newsday. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "'The Checklist Manifesto': a simple, brilliant prescription for getting things right". Seattle Times. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- PMID 19144931.
External links
- Official site
- Washington Journal interview with Gawande on The Checklist Manifesto, January 7, 2010, C-SPAN
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