Doctor Generic Will See You Now : 33 Rules for Surviving Managed Care (Paperback)

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Product Description

The popular author of Kill As Few Patients As Possible takes on the vicissitudes of managed care in this collection of 33 funny, insightful, and medically correct essays. From the bureacracy to the doctor-patient relationship and beyond, Dr. Generic guides you through the outrages of managed care.

About the Author

OSCAR LONDON, MD, is the pseudonym of an internist who practiced in Berkeley, California, for 30 years His humorous essays appeared regularly in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898158168
• ISBN-13: 978-0898158168
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,280,616 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The World's Best Doctor asks you to be your own doctor now, January 16, 2000

By	Sheryl Cramer (San Diego, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In 1987, the World's Best Doctor wrote a handbook for other physicians (Kill as Few Patients as Possible), that hilariously passed on choice tricks of the trade. Now managed care has made it impossible for Dr. London to care for his patients in the exemplary fashion he laid out - and so he's written the book that will allow patients to get this excellent care on their own. From spelling out the medications and diagnostic interventions which have been proven to help prevent disease, to a list of the symptoms which mandate a visit to your doctor TODAY, this book may be lifesaving.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good..., March 10, 2002

By	Randy Goldberg "Voracious reader" (Yonkers, NY, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Not nearly as amusing, nor as heartwarming, as Dr. London's first book, "Kill As Few Patients As Possible." Still an enjoyable read, just not as much fun.