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Time to Care: Personal Medicine in the Age of Technology Paperback – December 1, 2009
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Proposing the patient-doctor relationship that was central in traditional medicine be brought back to the center of the healthcare system, this history observes how the high cost of technology-based care has caused an economic squeeze through wasteful and ineffective practices. Targeting habits of wrong tests and treatments by specialists, as well as the overriding role technology has come to hold in medical care, the ideas offered here are based on 60 years of medical practice and aim to humanize treatment to help reduce unnecessary spending and regain a happier and healthier society.
- Print length440 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTowPath Publications
- Publication dateDecember 1, 2009
- Dimensions5.5 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-100977668614
- ISBN-13978-0977668618
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Time to Care is a must read as the nation struggles with healthcare reform. Dr. Makous' patient-doctor relationship focus could lead to higher quality care, reduced costs and much more satisfaction for both patients and doctors. His research, combined with fascinating personal experiences, makes this a lively read.” Joseph P. Sullivan, chairman of the board of advisors, RAND Health
Young healthcare professionals will gain a sharp perspective on how the modern medical system came to be while always being cautioned not to let technological and operational advances impede the primary cornerstone of medicine the physician-patient relationship.” Oliver C. Bullock, D.O., professor of family medicine and division chair of community medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
In Time to Care, Dr. Makous shows that, during a period when everybody else seemed determined to snitch a piece of the health insurance money pie, the patient wanted one major thing from the doctor. He wanted to be helped through his illness. The patients loved their doctor, in what was known as the patient-doctor relationship. But a strange thing was also true. The doctors loved their patients, the only group in society who seemed to care what the doctor was trying to do.” George Ross Fisher III, MD, author, The Hospital That Ate Chicago
About the Author
Norman Makous practiced medicine for 60 years through a private practice in Kansas City and then Philadelphia. He has held appointments on the faculties of both the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and Thomas Jefferson Medical University, as well as on the boards of several government and health insurance advisory groups. He lives in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Bruce Makous is a health-care fund-raiser and author of Riding the Brand and Virtually Dead. He lives in Philadelphia.
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- Publisher : TowPath Publications (December 1, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 440 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0977668614
- ISBN-13 : 978-0977668618
- Item Weight : 1.39 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #8,337,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,480 in Health Policy (Books)
- #9,713 in Health Care Delivery (Books)
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This book was a delightful read, full of interesting anecdotes of medical cases, but written in an accessible way without using medical jargon. The reader gets the sense of the person with the disease, his world and perceptions, so the patient's behavior and choices make sense.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what medical care can be without pressures from the insurance companies and the threat of litigation.
Reading this book is like sitting across the table from a seasoned, kind and compassionate doctor, and hearing him tell stories about his life and work.
With the increasing impersonal and vast HMOs a patient may never see the same doctor twice. With this in mind it becomes increasingly difficult to find trust and rapport and thereby personal knowledge that may aid the Dr. in diagnoses and treatment. A Time To Care offers ideas and strategies to overcome the impersonal clinic and advance the personal touch. Love this book. Highly recommend it.

