Gawande's original article in the <i>New Yorker</i> is definitely worth a read: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_gawande" rel="nofollow">http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_...</a><p>Having said that, I'm pleased that this review mentions unintended consequences and the limits of this approach. Checklists are not by any means a panacea.