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We dont have to travel to india to see how medical professionals can ratchet up the quality of care by using the constant impro... Read More
Gawande who doesnt work in the va probably is not aware of the quality revolution that took place there
For example its simply not true that the quality of care is consistent from care center to care center
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Atu gawande is a great medical writer
Polio is on the run and is nearly extinct as a disease
Packaging/appearance
My book arrived quickly without any transit damage thanks to great packaging
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- This product had a total of 117 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 30 2021.
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Gawande is an engaging entertaining candid writer
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Its message that real diligence as well as time and attention to detail and listening to patients are the keys to improved medical treatment not newfangled technology
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It is a shame that most medical practice ignores these fundamental principles
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I walk into a patients hospital room and im thinking about what i have to tell him concerning his operation or about his family who might be standing there looking worried or about the funny little joke a resident just told me and i completely forget about getting a squirt of that gel on my palms no matter how many laminated reminder signs have been hung on the walls
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These conditions neednt be commonplace
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Gawande doesnt comment about the typical lack of any practical consequences for those physicians who make these tragic errors all the time
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Gawandes book is after all a book about medical problems written by a physician
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If you empathize with the victims you may understand that not washing ones hands is not simply an oooooooops moment it is a very serious matter as drs
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