STRONG MEDICINE by Halvorson, George C - 1993

NY: Random House. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0679429808; Binding is almost as new. Contents are almost as new, with no writing or other entries on the text. DJ is amost as new, clean, with just a trace of top edge wear and with all printed information, including the price. ; FIRST PRINTING of the FIRST EDITION, 1993. 8-1/2" Tall, XVI + 251pp. Red boards, black cloth spine, bright metallic red spine lettering. MEDICAL. "Halvorsen cuts to the heart of our health system's failure: the incentives we offer doctors, hospitals, and insurers.We pay for procedures, not outcomes; we reward providers for what they do - whether it is effective or not - instead of for improving patient health. The result is the most wasteful, complex, redundant health care system in the wrold, where as much as 25 percent of all procedures performed are UNNECESSARY. Halvorson argues that we need the right incentives. If we reward quality and efficiency, the health care system will turn itself around to provide them. This lively, readable book combines the truths and eye-opening examples, with the best research and thinking on health care today. " ... Glossary. Notes. .