Book
Curing Medicare : a doctor's view on how our health care system is failing older Americans and how we can fix it / Andy Lazris ; with a foreword by Shannon Brownlee.
Maintains that the current Medicare payment structure favors aggressive care that can negatively impact quality of life over palliative and home care which often yields better results, and argues for cost-effective changes that can make Medicare more humane.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501702778 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1501702777 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xiii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Revised edition.
- Publisher: Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : my boss -- Defining quality : the quest for numerical perfection -- Defining thorough : finding and fixing everything -- Excessive specialization, expectation, and litigation -- Hospitalization : the pinnacle of thorough -- Long term care : the unwitting geriatric ICU -- Quality and value : moving toward a cure -- Afterword : redefining thorough. |
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| Subject: | Medicare. Older people > Medical care > United States. Geriatrics > United States. Medicare Long-Term Care > methods Quality of Health Care Geriatrics > methods Aged United States |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | RA 412.3 .L39 2016 | 30775305516693 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary:
Maintains that the current Medicare payment structure favors aggressive care that can negatively impact quality of life over palliative and home care which often yields better results, and argues for cost-effective changes that can make Medicare more humane.