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Concierge Medicine: A New System to Get the Best Healthcare | 
 enlarge | Author: Steven D. Knope
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 58718
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 200
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1
ISBN: 0313354774
Dewey Decimal Number: 610.68
EAN: 9780313354779
ASIN: 0313354774
Publication Date: April 30, 2008
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Product Description
There is wide consensus that our current healthcare system is, to put it mildly, broken. In this time of HMOs, mismanaged care, and a failing Medicare system, patients and doctors alike are dissatisfied with the status quo. But Knope explains that there is a solution - Concierge Medicine. This new system, sweeping the nation yet still the subject of some controversy, allows consumers to contract directly with a doctor to get individualized care. It's a return to "Marcus Welby-style" medicine, says Knope, and it provides what he calls a "critical element" for the best care - time. Ample time for doctors to care for their patients, and to restore the doctor-patient relationship that has fallen into the past with our current assembly-line, "fast food" medicine. The first book published giving in-depth explanation of Concierge Medicine, this work also provides concrete advice on how to find, interview and budget for a concierge doctor, using changes in tax law that allow patients to open Health Savings Accounts. Patient vignettes provide personal insights from consumers of Concierge Medicine, and further description of what is involved to use this new approach for optimal health. Knope clearly explains the pressures that led to our current assembly-line healthcare system, allowing the reader to see also why the fact that a typical doctor's visit these days lasts just seven minutes works against any attempt to get, or for doctors to give, the best of care. Health is our most precious asset, says Knope, and like financial wealth, what he sees as "health wealth" also takes time, effort, and money to nurture. The three critical components of optimal health discussed are: a good relationship with a qualified doctor, regular exercise, and good nutrition. Concierge doctors customize a nutrition and exercise program unique to the needs of each individual. Yet there are detractors who argue Concierge Medicine is unfair, because it allows just those who can afford it unlimited access to a doctor. Knope confronts that question of medical ethics also. This book will doubtless stimulate not only ideas and action, but wide discussion and debate.
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Makes So Much Sense August 20, 2008
This book validates a perspective on doctor-patient relationships and health care reform largely ignored by the media. A great read.
If you care about your health, you should definitely read this book July 22, 2008
I read the book before I knew anything about the innovative concept of concierge medicine. This book was incredibly interesting and well written! The topics discussed address all of the relevant issues facing our healthcare system. Dr. Knope's personable writing style involves the reader and provides information for the reader to make their own decision. "Concierge Medicine" is an eye-opening book and a must read in an election year for anyone interested in quality healthcare for themselves and their children.
Well Worth the Read May 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Doctor Knope is a pioneer in developing a new form of medical care, Concierge Medicine. His ground breaking book describes the new system that paves the way for patients to go through or around our broken medical system, enabling them to get world class care. Concierge Medicine not only gets around the limitations of our current system, it goes beyond - it provides patients with more than they ever got from a doctor before. Beyond treating illness, Concierge Medicine enables the doctor to work with his patients on a proactive basis to enhance and increase their wellness. The doctor teaches the patient how to improve their body and how to fuel it to achieve and keep it at its maximum performance level, the level at which the greatest life-joy is possible to achieve. Should a patient become ill, their concierge doctor will be with them every step of the way, directing their case through specialists and the hospital if these are needed. In short, the doctor becomes a counselor and friend who is there for them before, during and after treatment. The concierge doctor is an enhanced Marcus Welby.
Excellence Personified April 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dr. Knope's groundbreaking book is destined to change the increasingly pessimistic and hopeless tone of healthcare discussion in this country. Knope masterfully dissects arguments presented as axioms from malpractice attorneys, politicians, and insurers that universal, nationalized health care is the inevitable, singular antidote to today's bastardized healthcare woes.
Dr. Knope's inarguable success in the face of cowardly criticism from "peers" proves a paradigm shift that saliently, yet simplistically, stresses the importance of individual accountability and the primordial sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship. His comprehensive treatment approach explicitly details how anyone can improve their health, their life.
Clear and concise, this inspirational book is a pleasure to read. I wholeheartedly recommend it to all patients looking to improve their quality of life, and to all public figures charged with shaping today's healthcare debate.
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