Out of Practice: Fighting for Primary Care Medicine in America

Barken contends, the very survival of primary care is in jeopardy at a time when its practitioners are needed more than ever.Illustrated with case studies gleaned from more than twenty years in private practice and data from a wide range of sources, Out of Practice is more than a jeremiad about a br...

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Main Author: Barken, Frederick M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press [2011]
Series:The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
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Summary:Barken contends, the very survival of primary care is in jeopardy at a time when its practitioners are needed more than ever.Illustrated with case studies gleaned from more than twenty years in private practice and data from a wide range of sources, Out of Practice is more than a jeremiad about a broken system. Throughout, Dr. Barken offers cogent suggestions for policymakers and practitioners alike, making clear that as valuable as the latest drug or medical device may be, a successful health care system depends just as much on the doctor-patient relationship embodied by primary care medicine
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Feb. 24, 2017)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780801460609
DOI:10.7591/9780801460609

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