Skin in the game : how putting yourself first today will revolutionize health care tomorrow / John Hammergren with Phil Harkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hammergren, John.

Contributor:

Harkins, Philip J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--United States.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While the American health care system has consistently been criticized for its noticeable detriments, few have taken the time to recognize the significant benefits and potential of this system. But with Skin in the Game, authors John Hammergren and Phil Harkins provide a comprehensive overview of the history of our health care system, an explanation of its current state, and a picture of the great strides that they see being made in the near future.

Contents:

Skin in the Game: How Putting Yourself First Today Will Revolutionize Health Care Tomorrow; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Our Original Team; Those Inside of McKesson; Those Outside of McKesson; Introduction: A Thousand Miles of Health Care and the Last Two Feet; Chapter 1: Unmanaged Care; Choices for Tomorrow; Everyone into the Pool; Quality, Service, and You; Chapter 2: From Tree Bark and Roots to Bar Codes and Robots; Early Days in the Drug Business; From Bulk Sacks to Gelatin Pills; Economies of Scale; The Technological Leap

Chapter 3: Why We Go to the Hospital Today and Why We Will Go There Less Often in the FutureDevelopment of the Hospital; The Complications Set In; The End Results System; The Low-Cost, High-Quality Shift; Changing Hospital Culture; The Hospital in the Marketplace; Chapter 4: The Doctor Will See You Now; Evolution of the American Doctor; The Golden Age?; Putting the Doc Back on the Team; Wiring It Together; The Medical Home; The Algorithm Will See You Now; Chapter 5: Accounting for Care; Warring Impulses; A Step Back from the Marketplace; Fixing the Breakdowns; The Market Mind-Set

The 65-Year Drop-OffThe Consumer in Charge; Getting the Payer-Provider-Consumer System Aligned; Virtual Health; Chapter 6: How Technology Is Putting the Patient at the Center of Care; The Gap; Fast-Forward; Personalized Medicine; Chapter 7: The Blueprint for Change; Resistance to Change; Designing the Scorecard; Getting to A+; Applying the Scorecard; The Leadership Answer; The Last Two Feet; Appendix: Resources, Web Sites, Tips, and Guidelines for Educating Yourself; Selecting Your Care; Understanding the Payer Systems; Keeping in Good Health; Terminology; Useful Web Sites

Staying Healthy OverseasNotes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-28553-6

9786611285531

0-470-33029-5

OCLC:

476151025