Overhauling America's Healthcare Machine: Stop The Bleeding And Save Trillions Douglas A. Perednia

• Auteur : Douglas A. Perednia
• Editeur : Financial Times Prentice Hall
• Langue : Anglais
• Parution : 01/01/2011
• Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg
• Nombre de pages : 369
• Dimensions : 23.6 x 16.1 x 2.7

Biographie
Douglas A. Perednia, M.D., graduated from Swarthmore College with a degree in Economics, and obtained his medical degree at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. A medical internist and dermatologist, he has spent many years in clinical medicine, in academia as a principal investigator for the National Institutes of Health, with non-profit healthcare organizations, and as a business executive in private industry. A popular speaker and writer, Dr. Perednia periodically works as a consultant to government, business, and nonprofit organizations. In his spare time, he writes for The Road to Hellth blog (www.roadtohellth.com), which deals with the interactions between doctors, patients, insurers, government, and the business of medicine.

Sommaire
Part I: The Nature of the Beast Chapter 1: An Introduction 3 Chapter 2: Are We Getting What We're Paying For? 9 Chapter 3: Where Does All Our Money Go? 17 Chapter 4: Into Thin Air 39 Chapter 5: The Healthcare Machine 53 Chapter 6: How and Why They Spin: Inside Key Wheels 63 Part II: Why the Machine Is Breaking Down Chapter 7: Too Many Parts 123 Chapter 8: Sand in the Gears 135 Chapter 9: Friction 183 Part III: How to Fix It Chapter 10: Defining the Desired Outcome 219 Chapter 11: Overhauling Payment for Healthcare Goods and Services 227 Chapter 12: Dumping Redundancy 263 Chapter 13: Blowing Sand Out of the System 271 Chapter 14: Lubricating Points of Friction 301 Chapter 15: Where Does the Money Come From? 323 Chapter 16: The End of an Era 331 Appendix: "Brief Strategy B" from the Federal Guidelines Regarding Smokers Who Report That They Are Unwilling to Quit 337 References 341 Index 359