Some is not a number. Soon is not a time.

- Donald Berwick

It boggles my mind that the same people who cry ‘foul’ about rationing an instant later argue to reduce health care benefits for the needy, to defund…

- Donald Berwick

We must accept human error as inevitable - and design around that fact.

- Donald Berwick

We are guests in our patients' lives.

- Donald Berwick

Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compe…

- Donald Berwick

Right now, we are doing it blindly.

- Donald Berwick

Traditional medical ethics, based on the doctor-patient relationship must be changed... The primary function of health care regulations should be to …

- Donald Berwick

In an interview, last year in the journal Biotechnology Healthcare, Dr. Berwick said, “The decision is not whether or not we will ration care — the d…

- Donald Berwick

I am romantic about the NHS. I love it.

- Donald Berwick