
Mistreated
Why We Think We're Getting Good Health Care - and Why We're Usually Wrong
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Narrated by:
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Jaime Renell
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By:
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Robert Pearl MD
The biggest problem in American health care is us.
Do you know how to tell good health care from bad health care? Guess again. As patients, we wrongly assume the "best" care is dependent mainly on the newest medications, the most complex treatments, and the smartest doctors. But Americans look for health-care solutions in the wrong places. For example, hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved each year if doctors reduced common errors and maximized preventive medicine.
For Dr. Robert Pearl, these kinds of mistakes are a matter of professional importance, but also personal significance: He lost his own father due in part to poor communication and treatment planning by doctors. And consumers make costly mistakes too: We demand modern information technology from our banks, airlines, and retailers, but we passively accept last century's technology in our health care.
Solving the challenges of health care starts with understanding these problems. Mistreated explains why subconscious misperceptions are so common in medicine, and shows how modifying the structure, technology, financing, and leadership of American health care could radically improve quality outcomes. This important audiobook proves we can overcome our fears and faulty assumptions, and provides a road map for a better, healthier future.
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Wow…the book summarized my entire MPH curriculum
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Dr. Pearl addresses politics, finances, ethics, emotions, and offers solid sequential solutions that are worthy of consideration in all arenas.
The book is an easy listen, a great overview of a complicated subject.
Mistreated
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I did not agree with all the author's conclusions. However, he did make me consider the factors we use to decide if our healthcare is good or poor. Most helpful was looking for grades / performance on offices and teams rather just an individual doctor. Knowing how well a facility mitigates infection risk is vital and I will do that research going forward.
Thought-provoking
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eye-opening; a guide to holistic healthcare
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A must read for anyone concerned about Healthcare
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A breath of fresh air!
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Superlative
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just okay not great
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