Severed trust : why American medicine hasn't been fixed / George D. Lundberg, with James Stacey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lundberg, George D.

Contributor:

Stacey, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--United States.

Medical care.

United States.

Public health--United States.

Public health.

Social medicine--United States.

Social medicine.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

Medical care, Cost of--United States.

Medical care, Cost of.

Physical Description:

xii, 321 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, [2000]

Summary:

In this no-holds-barred book, Lundberg, editor-in-chief of medical journal Medscape, speaks out on the crisis in contemporary medicine. He charges that organized medicine has become an overbuilt political-industrial complex with disastrous results. His analysis of greedy doctors, profit-hungry drug companies, and a corrupted AMA is certain to provoke controversy and stimulate debate.

Contents:

Introduction: A Medical Memoir 1

1 The Enemy Is Us: Why Medical Care Costs So Much and What We Can Do About It 17

2 The Question of Queues: Why We Have to Ration Care 49

3 The Coverage Circus: Why What You Need Is Not Always What You Get 77

4 There Is No Alternative to Medicine: Why People Buy Care Wherever They Find It 105

5 Mouse Calls for House Calls: The Benefits, Deficits, and Promotion of Internet Care 127

6 A Terminal Profession: Why Medicine Is Under Attack 155

7 Uninformed Consent: When Disclosure Is Incomplete, Misleading, or Nonexistent 185

8 Disclosures on Death: Why Doctors Should Help Patients Die 217

9 The Search for Quality: It All Begins on the Autopsy Table 245

10 The Way to Reform: Thinking About a Better System 271

Epilogue: International Health Care Reform 295.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0465042910

OCLC:

45115822