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A Short History of Medicine by Modern Library
In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. Gonzalez-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative five-hundred-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of modern medicine. While this illuminating work mainly explores Western medicine over the past five centuries, Gonzalez-Crussi also describes how modern medicine's roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and Eastern medical traditions. Covered here in engaging detail are the birth of anatomy and the practice of dissections the transformation of surgery from a gruesome art to a sophisticated medical specialty a short history of infectious diseases the evolution of the diagnostic process advances in obstetrics and anesthesia and modern psychiatric thera
, 250 pp, $45.95. Buy
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Health Care Administration 4e CB by Wolper
Professors of management, medicine, management and marketing, public affairs, and business administration, as well as practicing lawyers, health care consultants, hospital and government administrators, and others present 27 chapters addressing the many essential facets of health care administration, with a focus on organized delivery systems and t
, 953 pp, $178.95. Buy
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Palm Computing for Medical Professionals by Helopoulos
This book/CD-ROM guide to handheld computing in medicine provides healthcare professionals at all levels with information on choosing and using a palm device and offers profiles of major medical software available for handheld devices. The companion CD-ROM contains links to related Web sites, plus trial versions of commercial software.
Paperback, 207 pp, $49.95. Buy
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Managing the Health Care Professional by McConnell
Intended as a guide for first-line supervisors, middle managers, and department heads who direct the activities of health care professionals, this book explains what makes these professionals unique as employees and addresses differences in how professional employees approach their jobs, how they relate to their organization and its objectives.
Paperback, 252 pp, $104.95. Buy
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On Doctoring
A collection of stories, poems, and essays celebrates the humanity of medicine, the wonders of the medical profession, and the issues, challenges, and concerns confronting doctors and patients with selections by such writers as W. H. Auden, Anton Chekov, Pablo Neruda, Ernest Hemingway, Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, May Sarton, and others.
Hardback, 414 pp, $69.95. Buy
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The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine by James Le Fanu
An appraisal of the science, philosophy and politics of modern medicine. The author argues that, whilst the scope of medicine is immeasurably greater than it was half a century ago, the optimism generated by its advances seems to have evaporated: medicine is doing better but feeling worse.
Paperback, $26.95. Buy
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The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine by James Le Fanu
An appraisal of the science, philosophy and politics of modern medicine. The author argues that, whilst the scope of medicine is immeasurably greater than it was half a century ago, the optimism generated by its advances seems to have evaporated: medicine is doing better but feeling worse.
Paperback, $32.99. Buy
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Managed Care Ethics
Medical ethical dilemmas in managed care look, sound, and feel different from those in fee-for-service medicine. The first book to address the new set of ethical problems facing managed care, Managed Care Ethics is written for physicians practicing in HMOs and others adjusting to the new health care environment. The author, a physician/ethicist who practices in the managed care environment, provides the context for constructive discussions between physicians and their patients. He offers ways to enable patients to achieve their health care objectives and to resolve the inconsistencies between the business ethic of cost containment and the medical ethics that are still at the center of health care
Paperback, 224 pp, $79.95. Buy
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Getting the Best by Schwartz
Offers suggestions for selecting the right physician, taking advantage of the benefits and avoiding the pitfalls of the health-care system, getting the right insurance, and preserving patient rights.
Hardback, 340 pp, $37.95. Buy
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Health Care Alliances and Conversions by James Schwartz
Provides nonprofit hospital directors and senior managers with practical guidance for understanding the numerous forms of hospital conversions and alliances, including joint ventures with for-profit chains, the most controversial type of transaction. Explains nonprofit directors' fiduciary duties in these complex conversion transactions.
Hardback, 198 pp, $120.00. Buy
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How to Get the Most from Your Doctor by Jonathan Douglas
How can patients get the best from their doctors? This guide gives advice on how to manage the relationship between you and your doctor. It explores the difficuties, exposes the myths and looks frankly at issues such as fear, embarrassment and how to deal with receptionists
Paperback, 160 pp, $17.95. Buy
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