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As economists have often pointed out, we pay doctors for quantity, not quality. As they point out less often, we also pay them as individuals, rather than as members of a team working together for their patients. Both practices have made for serious problems.

~Atul Gawande

Topics: Also Both Doctors Economists Individuals Less Made Members Often Out Patients Pay Point Pointed Practices Problems Quality Quantity Rather Serious Team Than Them Together Working Working Together

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I believe that one version of the good in life can be defined by the moments I sometimes had playing tennis as a sixteen-year-old. You'd be out on the court and for an hour, two hours, sometimes an entire roasting hot day, and every single thing you hit would go in. Hit that ball as hard as you wanted, wherever you wanted, and it went in.

~Atul Gawande

Topics: Ball Believe Court Day Defined Entire Every Every Single Thing Go Good Had Hard Hit Hot Hour Hours Life Moments Out Playing Single Single Thing Sometimes Tennis Thing Two Version Wanted Wherever Would You I Believe I Believe That

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Expertise is the mantra of modern medicine.

~Atul Gawande

Topics: Expertise Mantra Medicine Modern

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I have always believed that there is nothing greater than a life in rock n' roll - it has to be good rock n' roll - and I still think it is true.

~Atul Gawande

Topics: Always Believed Good Greater Life Nothing Rock Rock N Roll Roll Still Than Think True

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I was never born to write. I was taught to write. And I am still being taught to write.

~Atul Gawande

Topics: Am Being Born Never Still Taught Write I Am

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When I do an operation, it's half a dozen people. When it goes beautifully, it's like a symphony, with everybody playing their part.

~Atul Gawande

Topics: Beautifully Dozen Everybody Goes Half Like Operation Part People Playing Symphony

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My vantage point on the world is the operating room where I see my patients.

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Topics: Operating Patients Point Room See Vantage Where World I See

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The vast majority of doctors really do try to take the money out of their minds. But to provide the best possible care requires using resources in a way that keeps you viable but improves the quality of care.

~Atul Gawande

Topics: Best Care Doctors Improves Keeps Majority Minds Money Out Possible Provide Quality Really Requires Resources Take Try Using Vast Vast Majority Viable Way You

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I think the extreme complexity of medicine has become more than an individual clinician can handle. But not more than teams of clinicians can handle.

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Topics: Become Complexity Extreme Handle Individual Medicine More Teams Than Think I Think

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Our great struggle in medicine these days is not just with ignorance and uncertainty. It's also with complexity: how much you have to make sure you have in your head and think about. There are a thousand ways things can go wrong.

~Atul Gawande

Topics: About Also Complexity Days Go Great Head How How Much Ignorance Just Make Medicine Much Our Struggle Sure Things Think Thousand Uncertainty Ways Wrong You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: November 5th, 1965

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