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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Healthcare Policy & Politics > Bad Medicine: How the American Medical Establishment Is Ruining Our Healthcare System Bad Medicine: How the American Medical
Establishment Is Ruining Our Healthcare System Softcover: 283 pages
The cost of the American healthcare system is spiraling out of control at $1 trillion annually. Bad Medicine argues that the real solutions require a complete overhaul of the medical mindset of doctors and the institutions that train the doctors. This book does not address the issue of 46 million Americans without insurance or the need for universal coverage. Instead, it takes a long look at physicians and the part they have played in our health care system failure. By recognizing physicians themselves as the principal cause of the crisis now facing the nation, this book suggests that is possible to arrive at some explanation for the house of cards which is the American medical establishment today. O'Brien contends that American medicine has gone from being general-practitioner based to being overrun by specialists who treat only certain parts of the body and certain ailments, who recommend unneeded surgeries, and who ignore the important questions of ethics. He also exposes the perverse supply-and-demand formula within the medical system with doctors determining the demand for their services while patients have little say in these decisions. Bad Medicine outlines needed reforms to physician education, reconstruction of the medical pecking order, and redirection of government policies. This book suggests that by following this clear and distinct path toward reconstruction and reform of medicine, America will have the health care it needs and deserves in the twenty-first century. Chapters include:
Lawrence J. O'Brien (Arlington, VA) has worked for many years in the healthcare industry as a consultant for health services, managed care, and federal affairs. If you are interested in policy or books about health care reform, please see our up-to-date collection here: Politics, Policy & Reform. (information provided by the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Politics, Policy & Reform / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore |
