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Covenants: Inspiring the Soul of Healing

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This book takes "Creating Covenants" to an entirely new level--adding both a global perspective and a call-to-action to the higher spirit in us all. Dr. Crooks again takes the complexities, rationalizations and schemes that exist to ration health care---and asks the reader to put them to a simple test. The test requires only that we ask whether or not the resources being applied are matched by the responsibilities being taken by the patient, the family/caregiver, the provider and the payer. This stunningly simple approach offers something positive for both the liberal and the libertarian---a new way to think about the funding and the delivery of healthcare. Dr. Crooks adds to this the compassion and "soul" for which she is so well-known to motivate us all to be better consumers or providers or payers of healthcare. The new ideas and global viewpoint make this a very worthy successor to "Creating Covenants".

"Covenants: Inspiring the Soul of Healing" could not have come at a better time! As healthcare consumers worldwide get more involved in their own healthcare - in both the choices they make and the consequences they risk - Dr. Crooks provides motivation and spirit to guide them forward. Her insight and well-informed view gives all "healers" (governments, providers, payors, manufacturers, and of course, patients - the ultimate healer of thyself) a creative and connected platform to rebuild the health relationships necessary for healthcare reform. I found value in the book as both a healthcare business woman and a consumer as well.