Book summaryAmid the ruckus surrounding skyrocketing medical costs, insurance scandals, and a lack of universal health care, it is often easy to forget that parties on all sides of this debate are actually striving towards the same goal--better health for everyone. Noted surgeon Atul Gawande presents a remarkable series of essays which examine how doctors can better gauge their success by focusing on one patient at a time. Gawande covers a wealth of territory, from surgeon's tents on the battlefields of Iraq to the fight against polio in India, and a number of topics, including the proliferation of malpractice suits, an analysis of surgeons' salaries, and how often doctors should wash their hands. Through it all, Gawande determines that, whether in the operating room or the boardroom, success tends to be a challenge while failure comes easy, a distinction which provides a useful means for differentiating between the two. |
Betterby Gawande, Atul2nd Printing
Book description: New York, NY: Picador, 2007. pages yellowed. binding tight. edge wear with denting. corners rubbed and dented, creased slightly.. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Good.
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