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Practicing Excellence: A Physician's Manual to Exceptional Health Care

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Not at all what I expected from the description. The majority of this book turned out to be a review of basic professionalism, rather than an introduction to how quality improvement concepts could be applied to an individual's practice. The book is perhaps suitable for a "Doctoring" course (introduction to clinical medicine for 1 and 2nd year medical students), but I found the tone of the book often grating and lacking in depth. I suspect there are better books out there for this. While a review of the basics can often be helpful, the simplistic presentation makes it very hard for me to see how any practicing physician would find this book useful.

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This book teaches those who go into medicine (frequently the more "nerdy" types) how to successfully interact with patients on a human and customer service level. Following the advice in this book will help to renew your interest in medicine and primary care, as well as improve your patient satisfaction scores. I recommend this read for any primary care physicians.

Dr. Beeson is meticulously thorough in describing the care every patient should be receiving every day from every healthcare professional. In reading this book, I found myself making notes in the margins and highlighting several excerpts that I found especially useful. I could not put it down until I had read it cover to cover. This book NEEDS to be read and MUST be followed in order for physicians to perform at their true potential. If all physicians followed Dr. Beeson's words of wisdom, we would likely see a drastic decline in litigation, and a suprising increase in patient satisfaction.

As the president of a large multi-hospital hospital system, I've seen many books come and go over the years. Some made a ripple, but none of them seemed to make a lasting difference. Dr Beeson's book is an exception! I've seen his book talked about among a large and diverse maedical staff of more than 2000. The book is written by a practicing physician (a key ingredent for doctors reeading the book), for physicians. The book seems to really resonate with physicians---it makes sense.

This book is a must read for any physician or healthcare leader that wants to improve the connection they have with their patients, increase patient retention and loyalty, attract and recruit new business, and improve the quality, safety, and service in how healthcare is delivered. The book is well written and easy to read with practical tips that can be used right away. The one reviewer's comments about this applying to only new or beginning physicians misses an important point. While some of the tips may seem like common sense and basic professionalism, they are surprisingly absent from a lot of healthcare systems and practices. The beauty of the book is that it connects you back to those fundamental principles that can get lost in the day to day, but which our patients value and actually need in order to support the best possible outcomes.

It was shocking to learn how much phycians don't know about the art of practicing medicine.

This book is a Must Have for any physician that is looking for ways to improve clinical outcomes through patient communication, decrease potential for litigation, increase pateint loyalty and build their practice. Practicing Excellence is as the title imples, a roadmap to excellence in the practice of medicine

Physicians find practical tips that will ensure that you are consistently effectively communicating with your patients!

I literally could not put this book down until I had read it from cover to cover. I am a physician and I strive for excellence in everything I do. Every topic that was discussed just made so much sense. If healthcare workers would apply the suggestions made in this book, there would be no limit on the success that would follow. The first thing I did after reading this book was to contact the president of our clinic and encourage him to read it right away: you should too.