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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
More harm than good More harm than good Michael Bellomo,Alan, M.d. Zelicoff,Alan P. Zelicoff Is the treatment we're getting really what we need? OL12926629W
America's health care crisis solved America's health care crisis solved J. Patrick Rooney America's Health Care Crisis Solved highlights the major pitfalls of our current health care system and shows why, without changes, health care costs will soon demolish the American economy as well a… OL13487186W
The hippocratic myth The hippocratic myth Maxwell Gregg Bloche "When we're ill, we put our trust in doctors who promise to put our well-being first and pledge to do us no harm. But medicine's expanding capabilities and soaring costs threaten to make this commitm… OL16113908W
The healthcare imperative The healthcare imperative LeighAnne Olsen,Pierre L. Yong,Robert Samuel Saunders Summarizes workshops convened in May, July, September, and December 2009 by the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care (formerly the Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medic… OL16639516W
The Best Healthcare for Less The Best Healthcare for Less David Nganele Practical methods for reducing medical care costs for sufferers of chronic diseasesMillions of North Americans suffer from medical conditions such as Alzheimer's, allergies, diabetes, and depression … OL16939460W
The lean prescription The lean prescription Patricia A. Gabow "This book is written by a seasoned physician, teacher, and scientist who was the CEO of a large integrated system for 20 years. It is a complete how-to book on implementing a Lean transformation in … OL23207084W
Health at a glance 2007 Health at a glance 2007 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Provides the latest comparable data and trends on different aspects of the performance of health systems in OECD countries. It provides striking evidence of large variations across countries in indic… OL26438094W
Understanding health policy Understanding health policy Thomas S. Bodenheimer,Kevin Grumbach,Thomas Bodenheimer Expert practitioners in both the public and private healthcare sectors, the authors cover the entire scope of our healthcare system. From the concepts behind policy decisions to concrete examples of … OL4640890W