Surgeon Atul Gawande selected as CEO of new health care company from Amazon
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Re: Surgeon Atul Gawande selected as CEO of new health care company from Amazon
#2I don't know how to fix this title, but it reads at a glance as either: Atul Gawande is going to be the CEO of Amazon, or that "Amazon" is the name of a Berkshire healthcare company.
EDIT: Thanks to the mods for the title fix, this is much better.
Re: Surgeon Atul Gawande selected as CEO of new health care company from Amazon
#3Literally just listened to his podcast he did with Freakonomics Radio yesterday. Definitely a great mind.
For all of you developers/operations folks out there, I recommend reading his book The Checklist Manifesto. Every team can learn so much from that book about their everyday practices. We read it at our company book club, and began taking checklists and documentation much more seriously which I attribute too much better productivity, operations and less siloed dev.
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#4Such Great Choice! Atul Gawande is the definition of integrity. On this basis alone I would subscribe as a individual or company co-founder. Bravo!
Re: Surgeon Atul Gawande selected as CEO of new health care company from Amazon
#5this title could be improved, at first glance it seems to imply he will be CEO of Amazon AND some healthcare company from Berkshire. that's not the case.
Re: Surgeon Atul Gawande selected as CEO of new health care company from Amazon
#6I can thoroughly recommend reading Atul Gawande's "Checklist Manifesto". The premise, on the face of it, is mundane, but the stories that back up the claims are thoroughly enjoyable to read. http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/
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#7I can thoroughly recommend reading Atul Gawande's "Checklist Manifesto". The premise, on the face of it, is mundane, but the stories that back up the claims are thoroughly enjoyable to read. http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/
Thanks for bringing this up! The name of the CEO didn't ring any bells for me until your comment. I've read the book and loved it; I second the recommendation.
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#8"The new company will be based in Boston."
Just wondering if there's a big regulatory benefit to being in Massachusetts.
Re: Surgeon Atul Gawande selected as CEO of new health care company from Amazon
#9This is the kind of healthcare CEO most health tech startups should have -- someone who lives and breathes the system, intimately knows it's flaws but still has the vision and desire to change it. That is the rare and valuable skill in healthcare -- even more rare than engineering or operations skill
Rushika Fernandopulle, the healthcare CEO I most admire, fits this profile
Re: Surgeon Atul Gawande selected as CEO of new health care company from Amazon
#10Literally just listened to his podcast he did with Freakonomics Radio yesterday. Definitely a great mind. For all of you developers/operations folks out there, I recommend reading his book The Checklist Manifesto. Every team can learn so much from that book about their everyday practices. We read it at our company book club, and began taking checklists and documentation much more seriously which I attribute too much…
I was just about to mention that podcast episode! He clearly has a good, realistic grasp of what can be done to improve healthcare outside of the political mudpit. I was skeptical when this company was announced, but I am now extremely optimistic.