Enlighten read for everyone that work for or around a medical practice.
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I do it support for a few medical practices.  this book takes you through some of the frustrations, I see on the job. It starts off with some funny comments.  "If you have worked in one practice, than you have worked in one practice".  I think that is how it went.  The ends with not so funny stats.  Enlighten read for everyone.
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Great information for both the public but also healthcare professionals. This is a new look on what it means to be a disease.
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Great insight on the ever-changing healthcare world. Puts emphasis on the quality and service of the patient, all the while re-iterating the importance of compliance and the trend of utilization management. Great read for new and established physicians!
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This book was great reading.  Nurses are the backbone of the medical practice.  My hat goes off to the authors.  A must read.
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There is something for everyone in this book. This is the book all healthcare professionals should read - especially primary-care providers. More importantly, it offers guidance for any woman who has had breast implants (whether she is having problems with them or not), and should be essential reading for those considering this surgery.
Barbara writes with great compassion, and in an inclusive style that invites the reader into her personal story. Even women who have never considered breast implantation will find it a compelling read.
Alongside her own scandalous, gripping tale, Barbara provides groundbreaking, logical and painstaking medico-legal research. Her discussion of the legal issues relating to informed consent and medical consumers' "right to know" open a whole can of worms that medical regulatory bodies and governments ignore at their peril.
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This is a great biok. Everyone should one, your mindiet and thinking will change in medicine and how everyone can apply the new tools in the days ahead, and particularly I liked the empowe rent chapter which Is really true in terms of doctor n patient relationship. I would like everybody to have a copy on this book. Dr. Berci has done a Great job in sharing this info
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This book will help you and all the people you care about have those discussions none of us want to have. It will also help you and your physician and other healthcare professionals have meaningful conversation.

I hope many healthcare professionals take time to read this book.
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A must have for any physician practicing in the state of Florida. Many insightful pearls of wisdom, making this book well worth its weight in gold. Make sure to read the section on proposed senate bill 904. If you're a physician, don't practice without it.
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This book is amazing for anyone in the medical field. I read it toward the end of my residency, and it revolutionized my approach to collecting the History of Present Illness. I sit down with my patients and let them tell their story, then add clarifying questions to fill in any missing information. It takes the same amount of time, but the diagnosis is clearer and patients feel like they've been heard. Many lives have been saved with this method. I purchase this book in bulk to give to medical students, nurse practitioner students, and residents who perform their clinical rotations with me, and I teach its principals by example. Dr. Sanders is a gift to the medical community and to patients. I need ten stars to adequately express my appreciation!
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If your spend much of your day trying to increase the efficiency of a group ophthalmology practice or any other type of medical practice you need to read this book. Before you finish the first chapter, you will think that the authors have spent time in your specific practice and see that they understand the flow-issues that you live with day-to-day. I approach staff and patient satisfaction from an internal Brand adoption and Brand Lens perspective and believe that the solutions in this book will help to increase your patient satisfaction, retention, and referrals. Likewise, it will increase the through-put of your practice and increase the satisfaction of your staff and doctors. Truly good stuff!
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The author provides so much information, not only about the law and legal proceedings, but about medicine and medical practices.  I find it very enlightening.  He goes a step further in this novel and provides so much information and food for thought regarding life after death and communication between souls or conscience s.
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IF you are a physician in any field (not just oncology) or interested in history of science/medicine or a cancer patient or care about a cancer patient, this book is an absolute must read.  You will not be able to put it down once you start reading it.  I plan to read it again in a month or two (read it so fast the first time because it is such an enjoyable read (which sounds truly weird since it is a book about the history of cancer).  I am ordering three more copies to give physician friends of mine as presents. I cannot imagine that you would be disappointed with this book.  Would give it 10 stars if I could.  It is that well written and I learned so much! Other reviewers have gone into much more detail about the contents of this book but I just wanted to add my kudos to their much better reviews.  Truly, I hope this very talented physician will continue to write.  BUT with the compassion and understanding for patients that comes through in his writing, I also hope that he does not leave the practice of medicine!
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This book is not just written for the laymen, it is easy to understand and documented with multiple footnotes and references. It is a book you can share with your doctor.
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As virtually everyone will need medical care at one time or another, Dr. Alexander Sytmans book is one of those rare publications that can be of value to virtually all of us.  It is intended to improve communications with our physicians and other health care providers, improve our health care outcomes, and avoid unnecessary medical complications. I strongly recommend this book.
The book is based on Dr. Sytmans experiences over four decades of practice as an internist and cardiologist.  He writes about many instances where a patients care was, or could have been, compromised by seemingly minor omissions such as forgetting to tell the doctor about past medical problems, current medications or allergies.  Many of these omissions could have led to serious or even fatal complications. He wrote this book in an attempt to reduce the likelihood of these untoward events. I short, to make us "good patients". To this end, he provides a roadmap with specific and easy to follows rules and strategies that can significantly improve the quality and outcomes of our health care. As a retired physician, I would have appreciated my own patients having read this book.
Among others, his recommendations include keeping and providing your doctor with up-to-date records of previous illnesses, allergies, and current and past medications.  Also, one should make sure that all specialists and primary care physicians coordinate treatment programs and medications. In addition he emphasizes the importance of having a patient advocate accompany a patient to the doctors office or to visit regularly when the patient is hospitalized.
Finally, the book is well written and easy to read. The limited amount of medical jargon is clearly explained. Dr. Sytman has included experiences from his practice that help clarify his message. l believe this book is well worth reading and owning.  It can improve the quality of your medical care and, as noted in the title, it could save your life.
G Bernstein, M.D.
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I work in the medical field and I found this book to be a great read.  Everyone has had patients like these and it was fun to read how others handled them.  I appreciated the medical terms and the index in the back to explain ones I wasn't so familiar with.
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I think that everyone should read this book.  As a retired medical professional, I am so aware and so tired of Doctor Worship.  No, your doctor is not God; he is a very educated man in a very narrow field.  He knows what he was taught in medical school and now learns from non-medical sales reps hired by pharmaceutical companies to push their products.  Doctors today do not have the time to read anything but the bare minimum of medical journals.  They know nothing about methods that worked very well before antibiotics were discovered.  They know nothing about methods that were actually in their PDR's to help them diagnosis.  That is why they treat the symptoms not the disease.  This book covers many great discoveries that have been kept undercover to protect the greed and power of the AMA (not the average doctor who knows nothing about any of this).
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K.Karthikeya Varma has read this book from start to finish. Dr. Varma has known Dr. Nathan for almost 60 decades. The stories really can be found to be coming from his heart and covers a vast swathe of experience. Dr. Nathan exhibits an empathy with his patients that runs deep and gives to clinicians a real feel of the vagaries of clinical medicine.
Well written and eminently readable. For clinicians, the case stories will certainly touch a chord of familiarity. Medical trainees will find the book a pointer towards how to approach clinical practice.