#42 Atul Gawande: The Path to Perpetual Progress

When we all have a piece of care. Or a piece of a problem. Very often none of us can actually see what the outcome is and the owner can't see the function of the system. And so then you start finding things Like data really matter.

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My guest today is Atul Gawande. Atul is a globally renowned surgeon, writer, and public health innovator. He's written four New York Times bestsellers, Complications, Better, The Chequist Manifesto, and Being Mortal. In his spare time he's also a staff writer for the New Yorker. A Tulas dedicated his career to not only building but scaling better healthcare delivery. Shortly after this interview is recorded, he was named the CEO of the healthcare initiative between

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