Catalog Search Results
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
At 24 years old, filmmaker Shannon Harvey was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Her immune system had become hyperactive and was attacking normal, healthy tissues. Her muscles and joints were inflamed and she was told if her disease progressed she could end up with organ failure, or wheelchair bound. In search of a cure, Shannon tried everything from drugs to alternative therapies and everything in between. But she was still sick. There was one...
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book is a practical, evidence-based guide to seven key leadership disciplines that will help anyone working in healthcare to pursue brighter futures. In this book, Andrew Garman looks at the major changes facing healthcare organizations and the leadership competencies required to successfully meet those challenges. He explains how people become more effective leaders over time and what science tells us works best in making this happen. At the...
Author
Language
English
Description
America spends more than any other developed country on healthcare, and yet does not provide better health outcomes. Why is healthcare so expensive in America, and what is the solution to this out-of-control cost curve? Republicans and Democrats can't agree, and yet rational compromise is desperately needed. Perhaps the best solution to better healthcare in America lies between all this political hyperbole. In Purple Solutions, a collection of 20...
Author
Language
English
Description
This is a tale about Little Red Hen and her efforts to "drain the political swamp" from greed and divisive political partisanship. "Red," as she is known to her friends, offers some practical and proven solutions to controlling escalating insurance premiums. She also offers sage advice to physicians, business owners, and politicians.
Author
Language
English
Description
Dive into the cutting-edge world where healthcare meets the transformative power of data science. This insightful book is an essential read for healthcare professionals looking to navigate the complex and rapidly evolving landscape of modern medicine. It offers an in-depth exploration of how data science applications are revolutionizing areas from genomics and epidemiology to public health policies and patient care. Embark on a journey through the...
6) Hemorragias arteriales + Océanos desbordados Qué hacer en caso de pequeñas emergencias y grandes des
Author
Language
Español
Description
Un divertido y práctico libro sobre cómo manejar pequeñas emergencias y grandes desastres.
Aquí aprenderás cómo manejar las emergencias en tu hogar, como desmayos, quemaduras, picaduras o asfixia, y de qué manera actuar si se presenta algún desastre natural: terremotos, incendios o sequía. Además podrás leer sobre los eventos más catastróficos y hallarás datos curiosos; por ejemplo, que nuestros vasos sanguíneos, puestos uno detrás...
Author
Language
English
Description
Dive into the dynamic intersection of design and healthcare with this insightful guide, a must-read for professionals looking to excel in the burgeoning field of healthcare UX. This book is an essential resource that opens the door to a world where user experience meets patient care, offering a deep dive into the principles, challenges, and innovations shaping this vital industry. Explore how empathy and user-centric design are revolutionizing patient...
Author
Language
Français
Description
Au printemps 2022, le ministre Christian Dubé présente son plan concret pour améliorer le système de santé québécois, cette grande institution maintes fois mise à mal par de multiples réformes, coupures budgétaires et, plus récemment, par la pandémie de COVID-19. En réponse à ce vaste programme, Alain Vadeboncoeur nous propose Prendre soin, sa contribution pour la réanimation de notre réseau.
Comment mieux prendre soin des malades,...
Author
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When physicians and nurses suffer from burnout, patients suffer as well. This book pinpoints the how and why and shows what healthcare providers and their organizations can do. Burnout is among the most critical topics in healthcare as it deprives us of our most important resource -- the talents and passion of those who perform the difficult work of caring for patients and their families. The purpose of this book is to provide not only a taxonomy...
Author
Language
English
Description
Physicians often follow the formula "high school + college + medical school = MD (internship + residency)" on their straight and narrow path to becoming a doctor. That is why, for many, leaving clinical medicine for a nonclinical career is not only foreign, but illogical, thereby explaining why resources available to those seeking to make such a transition have been limited. Until now.
In I Kissed Clinical Medicine Goodbye: A Guide for Physicians...
Author
Language
English
Description
We have a problem in healthcare.
That problem is this: in today's healthcare environment, especially in the United States, people take a back seat to the numbers in almost every aspect of healthcare service delivery. Productivity, utilization, and other business metrics rule the roost.
If it's not calculatable, spreadsheet-able, or measurable, it hardly receives any attention from healthcare managers, administrators, and decision-makers.
We can't...
12) Wealthcare
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Today's healthcare system routinely sells your private details for remarkable sums of money. It is grounded in our current, inherently flawed web2 world of corporately owned services. In a web3 world, your privacy and health data are yours alone. “Wealthcare” is your window into that tomorrow.
Crypto, decentralized blockchains, NFTs, and the ownership economy of web3 hold the future of healthcare. Discover how the metaverse provides innovative...
Author
Language
English
Description
Failure to Care: Whistleblowing in Healthcare is a hard-hitting book about both the importance and significance of whistleblowing as a mechanism for accountability within healthcare institutions. The book is a blend of scholarship and personal experience from a seasoned whistleblower.
The book serves as a guide for healthcare professionals who face ethical dilemmas, and who are faced with blowing the whistle. With a strong emphasis on lawful, ethical...
Author
Language
English
Description
Employers Can Reduce Their Employees' Health Care Costs by Thinking Out of The Box
Employee health care costs have skyrocketed, especially for small business owners. But employers have options that medical entrepreneurs have crafted to provide all businesses with plans to improve their employees' wellness and reduce their costs. Thus, the cost of employee health care benefits can be reduced markedly by choosing one of numerous alternatives to traditional...
Author
Language
English
Description
Author and Entrepreneur Phillip Berry contends that self-funded employers have many options to address the healthcare challenges we face and that the health centers in which we've invested present our most powerful option for healthcare costs and outcomes.
Using lessons learned from working with hundreds of employer-sponsored health centers across the United States, Berry offers
a point of view, a model, and a path forward for those seeking to leverage...
Author
Language
English
Description
Upon graduating from medical school and residency, most doctors find themselves prepared to practice medicine yet unprepared to monetize their knowledge and successfully run their own business. But what if cardiologists, gynecologists, pediatricians, internists, family medicine physicians, and other specialists were able to learn how to maximize their medical degree, develop a winning mindset, and create a successful business template?
In The Medical...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Tin Woodsman, Dick Cheney, was given a new heart, and the scarecrow, Joe Biden, was allowed to keep his brain. (He had an aneurysm that bled).
But we don't live in Oz, and there is no wizard. A courageous lion named Lyndon provided socialized health care to the elderly and impoverished. Hillary tried to give it to the rest of us, and she was demonized. Barack managed to squeeze the Affordable Care Act through Congress. Eight years later, in...
Publisher
IRB
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Get the Summary of Thom Hartmann's The Hidden History of American Healthcare in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Other countries have shown us that affordable universal healthcare is not only possible but also effective and efficient. Taiwan's single-payer system saved the country a fortune as well as saving lives during the coronavirus pandemic, enabling the country to implement a nationwide...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
If you are a doctor who is overwhelmed, stressed out, or underpaid, get ready to be inspired to turn your life around. If you are a doctor who wants to monetize your medical degree beyond the hospital walls, you're about to learn how some of the world's most sought-after doctors did just that.
The Making of a Medical Mogul, Volume 3 will encourage you to turn your purpose into profit and leave your mark on this world. If this is your year to lose...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Camera-Ready Doc: A Guide for Doctors and Dentists Who Want to Look Their Best in Front of the Camera is for you, the physician or dentist who is looking to tell your story and promote your brand as you begin to change your career or evolve into your ideal position.
Dr. Leslie Sharpe, a board-certified emergency physician and professional photographer, teaches you why hiring a professional photographer to create your images is essential if you...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request