Donald Berwick

The Holy Grail of universal coverage in the United States may remain out of reach unless, through rational collective action overriding some…

— Donald Berwick

I am worried about the potential effect of casinos on communities.

— Donald Berwick

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

— Donald Berwick

It is, I guess, politically correct, widely believed, that to say that American health care is the best in the world. It's…

— Donald Berwick

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

— Donald Berwick

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

— Donald Berwick

Right now, we are doing it blindly.

— Donald Berwick

I am romantic about the NHS. I love it.

— Donald Berwick

We have really good data that show when you take patients and you really inform them about their choices, patients make more…

— Donald Berwick

I have two grandchildren. I want to hand them a planet and community that is really thriving.

— Donald Berwick

Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets,

— Donald Berwick

I think health care is more about love than about most other things. If there isn't at the core of this two…

— Donald Berwick

The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80% of the total health care bill…

— Donald Berwick

“Praise is infinitely divisible. Give it away every chance you get and there's always plenty left for you.”

— Donald Berwick

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

— Donald Berwick

Any health care funding plan that is just, equitable, civilized and humane must - must - redistribute wealth from the richer among…

— Donald Berwick

The decision is not whether or not we will ration care. The decision will be whether we ration care with our eyes…

— Donald Berwick

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

— Donald Berwick

We are guests in our patients' lives.

— Donald Berwick

As a doctor, an educator, an innovator and someone who has dedicated his professional career to making things work better and 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…

— Donald Berwick