The Successful Physician: A Productivity Handbook for Practitioners [Paperback]

Marshall O. Zaslove (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0834210983 | ISBN-13: 978-0834210981 | Publication Date: May 15, 1998 | Edition: 1st

This bestseller on medical practice is already in its second printing! Acknowledged as the single indispensable guide to efficient, productive, modern medical practice. Physician-readers have commented that if you're not using the 140 ideas in this book, you're simply working too hard. Written by a full-time practitioner who has also given over 500 seminars on personal productivity all over the U.S. and Canada. No jargon, no abstruse theory, no complicated flow-charts--just the best, "use-them-now" ideas for improving your professional productivity and personal satisfaction, developed and used by successful practitioners all over the continent. THE SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIAN is the book that just might allow you to stay in practice--and be happier, more effective, and more successful while you're doing it!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Offers many strategies that can be used by all harried clinicans." -- PA Today

"Once I started reading it, I found it difficult to put down!" -- Family Practice Management

"Simple, practical, and achievable solutions....I will use several....rises above the "quick-fix" aura of many self-help books." -- JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)

"Speaks to physicians in many settings. Simple, practical, and achievable solutions. I will use several. It rise[s] above the "quick-fix" aura of many self-help books." -- JAMA

"Steps happily though all the personal management stuff you every wanted to know...well organized, so you can read it quickly." -- BMJ (British Medical Journal)

"Surprisingly readable....anecdotes, cartoons, and excellent text design bring the topic to life." -- Latitudes Newsletter

From the Publisher

Tremendous response from the medical community to this title has necessitated a second printing. Always the bestseller on our list, and highly acclaimed by reviewers and readers alike. Zaslove's handbook is on its way to becoming a classic.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 307 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 1st edition (May 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0834210983
• ISBN-13: 978-0834210981
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,212,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Writing Style that Doesn't Cause Nausea, May 17, 2000

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Bernard M. Patten "Book worm" (Seabrook, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Successful Physician: A Productivity Handbook for Practitioners (Paperback)

How wonderful to read a physician who has a writing style that doesn't cause nausea, retching, or confusion. My wife, also a physician in a by-gone era, and I laughed and laughed and laughed at this psychiatrist's insights into what is wrong with doctors. I particularly liked the concept of NIH (not invented here) because I was the Assistant Chief of Medical Neurology at NIH (The National Institutes of Health) and knew exactly what the author meant. If a certain group didn't think of a great idea first they would have nothing to do with it. The main trouble with most doctors is, of course, that they went to medical school. There they learned to do what they were told and not spend much time thinking about it. Consequently, they have become the easy prey of business interests whose general effect has been to transform and some say injure the profession by telling Doctors what to do. Doctor Zaslove's little gem of a book has the way out of this embattled situation for those physicians smart enough to read and take its advice to heart.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential tool for medical practice and career growth, July 31, 1998

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Mark E. Frisse (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Successful Physician: A Productivity Handbook for Practitioners (Paperback)

Many years ago, I had the opportunity to edit one of theWorld's most popular medical texts - the Washington University Manualof Medical Therapeutics. This book, I felt, had tremendous impact on the lives of health care professionals because it "cut to the chase" and told experienced pracitioners how to care for their patients.

Marshall Zaslove has written a wonderful book of a similar flavor that tells pracitioners how to care for themselves. It is an easy read that carries themes one will find in Stephen Covey, Peter Drucker, and many other works. This is a book that tells a busy practitioner how to stay engaged in both professional a private life. In many instances, the people who need this book will be too busy to order it. Spouses and friends of heroic but overworked health care professionals are urged to consider this a gift that will yield both great peace and "return on investment."

Short books that make sense and get to the heart of matters are hard to find. Dr. Zaslove has written such a book.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-read" for overworked physicians (and their patients), September 27, 1998

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H. R. Larsen "Hans Larsen" (Victoria, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Successful Physician: A Productivity Handbook for Practitioners (Paperback)

A recent article in the Archives of Internal Medicine concluded that American physicians believe the advent of managed care (HMOs) has had a serious negative impact on the quality of patient care and on the physician-patient relationship in general. The time available for each patient has also declined and much of it is taken up in discussing insurance issues rather than the patient's medical problems. Dr. Marshall Zaslove, a practising physician and renowned lecturer and seminar leader, has tackled these problems head-on in his new book The Successful Physician. Dr. Zaslove strongly believes that physicians must become more productive if they are to serve their patients well. His highly readable book clearly defines the problems facing today's physician and provides concrete, practical solutions for dealing with them. Dr. Zaslove starts with the premise that a doctor's three tools are time, knowledge and skills, and quality relationships. He goes on to critically examine all the things a doctor does and then gives sound and tested advice on how to become more efficient in doing them. I particularly liked his discussion of the relationship between physicians and computers and his down-to-earth advice about introducing "the monster" into the office and optimizing its usage. His comments about the relationships with patients and other professionals are also illuminating. The Successful Physician is required reading for any physician who feels that too many extraneous pressures are interfering with his or her primary mission of providing quality care to patients. The book is not only for physicians though. I personally found it a fascinating "peek behind the curtain" into the problems and pressures facing today's physician. So read it yourself and if your doctor seems to be drowning in paper and red tape give it to him for Christmas!