December 10, 2007
All Things Considered interviewed Dr. Peter Pronovost this weekend about the checklist he developed for doctors and nurses in busy hospitals. On a topical level, this illuminated the working memory demands of hospital work and statistics on how easy it is to err. As an example, a task analysis revealed almost two hundred steps medical professionals do per day to [...]
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November 29, 2007
Enjoy this video of expert team performance. I note that the post-er says these Marines “cut a lot of corners.” I’d be very interested to know how this differs from what they “should” be doing and what is optimal. This from comments on the video: “Chief, what are you doing?! That was one jacked up fire mission. Are you trying [...]
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