Big Medicine: The Cost of Corporate Control and How Doctors and Patients Working Together Can Rebuild a Better System

Elaina George; MD

ISBN 10: 0984955208 / ISBN 13: 9780984955206

Published by Alethos Press, 2015

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Signed by the Author on free-front endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Big Medicine: The Cost of Corporate Control and How Doctors and Patients Working Together Can Rebuild a Better System
• Publisher: Alethos Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0984955208
• ISBN 13: 9780984955206
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by the Author
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Elaina George, MD, is an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. "All I ever wanted to do was be a doctor. Taking the time to sit with a patient, get to know what makes them who they are in order to help them is the foundation of good medicine." Big Insurance, Big Pharma and now Big Medicine describes the movement from individulaized medicine to corporate healthcare which relies on population based medicine which will mean a one size fits all approach at the expense of the doctor patient relationship. The healthcare system is broken and playing politics has failed to fix the problem. Dr. George offers the unique perspective from the practicing physician and gives an inside view of how and why the healthcare system became broken and discusses solutions on how to fix it. As Dr George rightly states "You can't fix the problem until you understand how it started and evolved." The solution ultimately rests with doctors and patients.

About the Author

Elaina George, MD is a Board Certified Otolaryngologist. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Biology. She received her Master s degree in Medical Microbiology from Long Island University, and received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. George completed her residency at Manhattan, Eye Ear & Throat Hospital. Her training included general surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital, pediatric ENT at The NY-Presbyterian Hospital, and head and neck oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. George is in solo practice at the Peachtree Ear, Nose & Throat Center, in Atlanta, Georgia.