Make Healthcare Great Again

di M.D. Edward Shaheen (Autore)

K.I.P. Publishing, 2020

Make Healthcare Great Again takes a look at America's broken healthcare system from the perspective of the patient. The author, Dr. Edward Shaheen, an emergency physician and Diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, examines various aspects within healthcare. Healthcare is complex but it does not need to be complicated. This book is written in a simple, easy to understand manner that allows you learn, be informed and become empowered. Armed with this information, you can obtain better healthcare for you and your loved ones and live a healthier life. The author does a great job of breaking down the "Healthcare Complex." While doing so, a common theme seems to emerge: Patients are kept in the dark about healthcare Hospitals, insurers, drug companies etc. behaves in a manner than is best for themselves, not the patient Patients are paying more and getting less The public is being harmed because they are kept in the dark, do not understand and often do not know what to do. Dr. Shaheen discusses the "Patient-Obsessed©" approach to healthcare. To anticipate the needs of patients and deliver care and services that keep people healthy and prevent them from getting sick in the first place. Should someone get sick, access to quality care should be easy and be reasonably priced. The current system is profit driven. Insurance companies, hospitals, doctors, pharmaceutical companies, imaging centers, pharmacies, staffing companies, government, etc. are the "Healthcare Complex" players and Dr. Shaheen calls them out. He explains why each behaves the way they do and then offers innovative and simple solutions that can be done to revolutionize healthcare and make it better for patients and the public. His solutions include people having freedom to choose, incentives and disincentives to encourage better choices and emphasizes that everyone much be accountable in healthcare. He discusses the specifics and shows ways we can lower costs immediately. Make Healthcare Great Again serves as a great medical reference to help you know what to ask and look for. The book includes a useful glossary to help you understand many terms used by insurers, hospitals, doctors or others that may confuse us. Everyone, including doctors, nurses, medical students, nursing students, hospital administrators, insurance executives and leaders, pharmaceutical representatives, government officials, family and friends stand to learn and benefit from reading this book. The author does provides many solutions that would improve care, lower costs and save lives. He also discusses many popular topics such as Telemedicine, Medicare for ALL and introduces many innovative ideas that make sense and would improve healthcare and help patients and the public. Dr. Shaheen demonstrates great courage and unselfishness in writing this book as he exposes many within healthcare, and exposes some of the "darkness" that exists in healthcare. Dr. Shaheen went into medicine to help people. Now he is combining his love of people, medicine and knowledge to put forward what he has learned in hopes of helping more people than he would otherwise be able to. Make Healthcare Great Again is a must read for anyone who wants better health and a better healthcare system.

• Autore: M.D. Edward Shaheen
• Anno edizione: 2020
• Editore: K.I.P. Publishing
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781952827051

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