Can a simple checklist reduce medical mistakes?
Atul Gawande is a surgeon who practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
Photo Courtesy of Fred Field, 2009.
Surgeon and best-selling author Atul Gawande says a simple checklist can reduce the number of errors made in hospitals. Dr. Gawande discusses his new book, "The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right," at the Los Angeles Public Library's Aloud series.
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