{"product_id":"escape-fire-9780787972172","title":"Escape Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning a decade (1992-2002), these speeches echo the theme that our health care system needs fundamental change and a revolutionary new design. Throughout the book, Berwick identifies innovations and ideas from a number of surprising sourcesa girls'' soccer team, a sinking ship, and the safety standards at NASA. \u003ci\u003eEscape Fire\u003c\/i\u003e takes its title from the 1949 Mann Gulch tragedy in which thirteen young firefighters were trapped in a wildfire on a Montana hillside. The firefighter''s leader, Wag Dodge, devised a creative solution for avoiding the encroaching fire. He burned a patch of grass and lay down in the middle of the scorched earth. His team refused to join him, and most perished in the fire. Dodge survived. Berwick applies the lessons learned from the catastrophe to our ailing health care systemwe must not let ingrained processes obstruct life-saving innovation.  \u003cp\u003eNot content to simply define the problems with our flawed system, Berwick outlines new designs and suggests prac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xix\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank Davidoff, MD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Kevin Speaks 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Buckling Down to Change 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Quality Comes Home 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Run to Space 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Sauerkraut, Sobriety, and the Spread of Change 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Why the Vasa Sank 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Eagles and Weasels 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Escape Fire 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Dirty Words and Magic Spells 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Every Single One 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Plenty 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Commentary Authors 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 305\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405047538007,"sku":"9780787972172","price":47.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787972172.jpg?v=1730488495","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/escape-fire-9780787972172","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}