Author: Phillip Longman
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1609945824
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
“An outstanding book . . . documents how the VA’s system of integrative care outperforms the models used by private insurers.” —USW Blog (United Steelworkers) NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Phillip Longman tells the amazing story of the turnaround of the Department of Veterans Affairs health-care system from a dysfunctional, scandal-prone bureaucracy into the benchmark for high-quality medicine in the United States. Best Care Anywhere shows that vast swaths of what we think we know about health, health care, and medical economics are just plain wrong. And the book demonstrates how this extraordinarily cost-effective model, which has proven to be highly popular with veterans, can be made available to everyone. New to this edition is an analysis of how the shortcomings of both so-called Obamacare and Republican plans to privatize Medicare reinforce the need for applying the lessons of the VA. Also included are completely updated statistics and research, as well as examples of how the private sector is already beginning to learn from the VA’s example. “Among the most important social policy books published in the last decade.” —Ezra Klein, The Washington Post “Read Best Care Anywhere not just to learn about one of our public health agencies that is a global star in terms of cost effective, evidence-based results, but also to learn how your own health care process can be improved by adopting the Veterans Health Administration’s methodology for transparency and patient-centered care.” —New York Journal of Books
Best Care Anywhere
Author: Phillip Longman
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1609945824
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
“An outstanding book . . . documents how the VA’s system of integrative care outperforms the models used by private insurers.” —USW Blog (United Steelworkers) NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Phillip Longman tells the amazing story of the turnaround of the Department of Veterans Affairs health-care system from a dysfunctional, scandal-prone bureaucracy into the benchmark for high-quality medicine in the United States. Best Care Anywhere shows that vast swaths of what we think we know about health, health care, and medical economics are just plain wrong. And the book demonstrates how this extraordinarily cost-effective model, which has proven to be highly popular with veterans, can be made available to everyone. New to this edition is an analysis of how the shortcomings of both so-called Obamacare and Republican plans to privatize Medicare reinforce the need for applying the lessons of the VA. Also included are completely updated statistics and research, as well as examples of how the private sector is already beginning to learn from the VA’s example. “Among the most important social policy books published in the last decade.” —Ezra Klein, The Washington Post “Read Best Care Anywhere not just to learn about one of our public health agencies that is a global star in terms of cost effective, evidence-based results, but also to learn how your own health care process can be improved by adopting the Veterans Health Administration’s methodology for transparency and patient-centered care.” —New York Journal of Books
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1609945824
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
“An outstanding book . . . documents how the VA’s system of integrative care outperforms the models used by private insurers.” —USW Blog (United Steelworkers) NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Phillip Longman tells the amazing story of the turnaround of the Department of Veterans Affairs health-care system from a dysfunctional, scandal-prone bureaucracy into the benchmark for high-quality medicine in the United States. Best Care Anywhere shows that vast swaths of what we think we know about health, health care, and medical economics are just plain wrong. And the book demonstrates how this extraordinarily cost-effective model, which has proven to be highly popular with veterans, can be made available to everyone. New to this edition is an analysis of how the shortcomings of both so-called Obamacare and Republican plans to privatize Medicare reinforce the need for applying the lessons of the VA. Also included are completely updated statistics and research, as well as examples of how the private sector is already beginning to learn from the VA’s example. “Among the most important social policy books published in the last decade.” —Ezra Klein, The Washington Post “Read Best Care Anywhere not just to learn about one of our public health agencies that is a global star in terms of cost effective, evidence-based results, but also to learn how your own health care process can be improved by adopting the Veterans Health Administration’s methodology for transparency and patient-centered care.” —New York Journal of Books
Best Care Anywhere
Author: Phillip Longman
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1609945816
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Phillip Longman tells the amazing story of the turnaround of the Department of Veterans Affairs health-care system from a dysfunctional, scandal-prone bureaucracy into the benchmark for high-quality medicine in the United States. Best Care Anywhere shows that vast swaths of what we think we know about health, health care, and medical economics are just plain wrong. And the book demonstrates how this extraordinarily cost-effective model, which has proven to be highly popular with veterans, can be made available to everyone. New to this edition is an analysis of how the shortcomings of both so-called Obamacare and Republican plans to privatize Medicare reinforce the need for applying the lessons of the VA. Also included are completely updated statistics and research, as well as examples of how the private sector is already beginning to learn from the VA's example.
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1609945816
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Phillip Longman tells the amazing story of the turnaround of the Department of Veterans Affairs health-care system from a dysfunctional, scandal-prone bureaucracy into the benchmark for high-quality medicine in the United States. Best Care Anywhere shows that vast swaths of what we think we know about health, health care, and medical economics are just plain wrong. And the book demonstrates how this extraordinarily cost-effective model, which has proven to be highly popular with veterans, can be made available to everyone. New to this edition is an analysis of how the shortcomings of both so-called Obamacare and Republican plans to privatize Medicare reinforce the need for applying the lessons of the VA. Also included are completely updated statistics and research, as well as examples of how the private sector is already beginning to learn from the VA's example.
Best Care Everywhere
Author: David J. Shulkin
Publisher: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
ISBN: 9780160939587
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Best Care Everywhere provides a path to the standardization of best practices that have been developed by the front line of US Department of Veterans Affairs' personnel, serving the U.S. veterans population to improve the quality of healthcare and delivery experience from any of the current 1,700 VA healthcare facilities. This book contains numerous successful stories and innovations that will hopefully build trust in the ill, injured, and aging American veteran. America's veterans, their spouses and families, VA personnel, private and public medical community may be interested in this cutting-edge resource. Additionally, business developers, leaders, and students pursuing coursework in business development may be interested in these innovations that are being developed within an organization to make major strides in the health care populations that they serve. Related collections: Organizational Behavior & Process Improvement:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/organizational-behavior-process-improvement Veterans Benefits and Health Issues:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/veterans-benefits-health-issues Mental Health collection Healthcare Teamwork & Patient Safety resources collection Out of the Crucible: How the US Military Transformed Combat Casualty Care in Iraq and Afghanistan Other products produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Publisher: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
ISBN: 9780160939587
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Best Care Everywhere provides a path to the standardization of best practices that have been developed by the front line of US Department of Veterans Affairs' personnel, serving the U.S. veterans population to improve the quality of healthcare and delivery experience from any of the current 1,700 VA healthcare facilities. This book contains numerous successful stories and innovations that will hopefully build trust in the ill, injured, and aging American veteran. America's veterans, their spouses and families, VA personnel, private and public medical community may be interested in this cutting-edge resource. Additionally, business developers, leaders, and students pursuing coursework in business development may be interested in these innovations that are being developed within an organization to make major strides in the health care populations that they serve. Related collections: Organizational Behavior & Process Improvement:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/organizational-behavior-process-improvement Veterans Benefits and Health Issues:https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/veterans-benefits-health-issues Mental Health collection Healthcare Teamwork & Patient Safety resources collection Out of the Crucible: How the US Military Transformed Combat Casualty Care in Iraq and Afghanistan Other products produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Best Care Anywhere
Author: Phillip Longman
Publisher: Polipoint Press
ISBN: 0977825302
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Draws on the examples of the Veterans Health Administration to present a model for socialized medicine in America, explaining how its system is setting standards for best practices and cost reduction that significantly outperform the private sector. Original. $25,000 ad/promo.
Publisher: Polipoint Press
ISBN: 0977825302
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Draws on the examples of the Veterans Health Administration to present a model for socialized medicine in America, explaining how its system is setting standards for best practices and cost reduction that significantly outperform the private sector. Original. $25,000 ad/promo.
Baby Care Anywhere
Author: Ben Spitalnick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581108965
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This portable pocket guide to baby basics fits in a diaper bag or stroller pocket, making it a great resource for on-the-go moms and dads. Written by two pediatricians, Baby Care Anywhere addresses 150 of the most frequent questions and concerns raised by new parents. Covers picking a pediatrician, jaundice, diaper rash, earaches, immunizations, sleep, reflux, fever, and much more!"--provided from Amazon.com.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781581108965
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This portable pocket guide to baby basics fits in a diaper bag or stroller pocket, making it a great resource for on-the-go moms and dads. Written by two pediatricians, Baby Care Anywhere addresses 150 of the most frequent questions and concerns raised by new parents. Covers picking a pediatrician, jaundice, diaper rash, earaches, immunizations, sleep, reflux, fever, and much more!"--provided from Amazon.com.
Peace at Last
Author: Deborah L. Grassman
Publisher: Vandmere Press
ISBN: 9780918339720
Category : Palliative treatment
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For her two-plus decades as a hospice nurse at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Deborah Grassman has often heard the comment, Isn t your work depressing? Like many others, she had begun her hospice career with that same prejudice. She feared death itself, and because of that fear, she was unaware that she could find peace, joy, and fulfillment in caring for people at the end of their lives. She had no special training in caring for veterans, and she had no reason to think that veterans needs were any different from nonveterans. With time and experience, however, she began to realize that these veterans had experiences and training that made them different from other hospice patients. Likewise she began to understand that she could learn lessons about peace from people who were trained for war; that warriors often have wisdom that, paradoxically, shows us how to live in peace with each other and within ourselves. In Peace at Last, Deborah Grassman takes the reader on a journey of understanding and growth. While caring for thousands of veterans in a hospice setting over a 25-year career in a VA hospital, she gathered the veterans stories of pain and redemption, personal awakening, and peace. Then she crafted these stories into an unforgettable book. Designed to help caregivers, family members, and veterans themselves understand the impact of war and military culture on lives and emotions, Peace at Last contains veterans stories, hospice experiences, and a series of appendices providing sample materials that can assist with healing.
Publisher: Vandmere Press
ISBN: 9780918339720
Category : Palliative treatment
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For her two-plus decades as a hospice nurse at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Deborah Grassman has often heard the comment, Isn t your work depressing? Like many others, she had begun her hospice career with that same prejudice. She feared death itself, and because of that fear, she was unaware that she could find peace, joy, and fulfillment in caring for people at the end of their lives. She had no special training in caring for veterans, and she had no reason to think that veterans needs were any different from nonveterans. With time and experience, however, she began to realize that these veterans had experiences and training that made them different from other hospice patients. Likewise she began to understand that she could learn lessons about peace from people who were trained for war; that warriors often have wisdom that, paradoxically, shows us how to live in peace with each other and within ourselves. In Peace at Last, Deborah Grassman takes the reader on a journey of understanding and growth. While caring for thousands of veterans in a hospice setting over a 25-year career in a VA hospital, she gathered the veterans stories of pain and redemption, personal awakening, and peace. Then she crafted these stories into an unforgettable book. Designed to help caregivers, family members, and veterans themselves understand the impact of war and military culture on lives and emotions, Peace at Last contains veterans stories, hospice experiences, and a series of appendices providing sample materials that can assist with healing.
Wounds of War
Author: Suzanne Gordon
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501730843
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Wounds of War".
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501730843
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
No detailed description available for "Wounds of War".
The Battle for Veterans’ Healthcare
Author: Suzanne Gordon
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501714562
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
In The Battle for Veterans' Healthcare, award-winning author Suzanne Gordon takes us to the front lines of federal policymaking and healthcare delivery, as it affects eight million Americans whose military service makes them eligible for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) coverage. Gordon’s collected dispatches provide insight and information too often missing from mainstream media reporting on the VHA and from Capitol Hill debates about its future. Drawing on interviews with veterans and their families, VHA staff and administrators, health care policy experts and Congressional decision makers, Gordon describes a federal agency under siege that nevertheless accomplishes its difficult mission of serving men and women injured, in myriad ways, while on active duty. The Battle for Veterans’ Healthcare is an essential primer on VHA care and a call to action by veterans, their advocacy organizations, and political allies. Without lobbying efforts and broader public understanding of what’s at stake, a system now functioning far better than most private hospital systems may end up looking more like them, to the detriment of patients and providers alike.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501714562
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
In The Battle for Veterans' Healthcare, award-winning author Suzanne Gordon takes us to the front lines of federal policymaking and healthcare delivery, as it affects eight million Americans whose military service makes them eligible for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) coverage. Gordon’s collected dispatches provide insight and information too often missing from mainstream media reporting on the VHA and from Capitol Hill debates about its future. Drawing on interviews with veterans and their families, VHA staff and administrators, health care policy experts and Congressional decision makers, Gordon describes a federal agency under siege that nevertheless accomplishes its difficult mission of serving men and women injured, in myriad ways, while on active duty. The Battle for Veterans’ Healthcare is an essential primer on VHA care and a call to action by veterans, their advocacy organizations, and political allies. Without lobbying efforts and broader public understanding of what’s at stake, a system now functioning far better than most private hospital systems may end up looking more like them, to the detriment of patients and providers alike.
Anytime Anywhere
Author: Samuel M. Katz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671003429
Category : Police
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
From the Empire State Building slaughter to the crash of TWA Flight 800, follow the front line action of the New York Police Department's Emergency Services Unit--in a riveting eyewitness account of the ESU's intrepid Truck-Two, the squad that patrols Manhattan North. Eight-page photo insert.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671003429
Category : Police
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
From the Empire State Building slaughter to the crash of TWA Flight 800, follow the front line action of the New York Police Department's Emergency Services Unit--in a riveting eyewitness account of the ESU's intrepid Truck-Two, the squad that patrols Manhattan North. Eight-page photo insert.
Home Sweet Anywhere
Author: Lynne Martin
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140229154X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"Nearly every page has some crack piece of travel wisdom ... an accessible, inspiring journey." —Kirkus The Sell-Your-House, See-the-World Life! Reunited after thirty-five years and wrestling a serious case of wanderlust, Lynne and Tim Martin decided to sell their house and possessions and live abroad full-time. They've never looked back. With just two suitcases, two computers, and each other, the Martins embark on a global adventure, taking readers from sky-high pyramids in Mexico to Turkish bazaars to learning the contact sport of Italian grocery shopping. But even as they embrace their new home-free lifestyle, the Martins grapple with its challenges, including hilarious language barriers, finding financial stability, and missing the family they left behind. Together, they learn how to live a life—and love—without borders. Recently featured on NPR's Here and Now and in the New York Times, Home Sweet Anywhere is a road map for anyone who dreams of turning the idea of life abroad into a reality.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 140229154X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
"Nearly every page has some crack piece of travel wisdom ... an accessible, inspiring journey." —Kirkus The Sell-Your-House, See-the-World Life! Reunited after thirty-five years and wrestling a serious case of wanderlust, Lynne and Tim Martin decided to sell their house and possessions and live abroad full-time. They've never looked back. With just two suitcases, two computers, and each other, the Martins embark on a global adventure, taking readers from sky-high pyramids in Mexico to Turkish bazaars to learning the contact sport of Italian grocery shopping. But even as they embrace their new home-free lifestyle, the Martins grapple with its challenges, including hilarious language barriers, finding financial stability, and missing the family they left behind. Together, they learn how to live a life—and love—without borders. Recently featured on NPR's Here and Now and in the New York Times, Home Sweet Anywhere is a road map for anyone who dreams of turning the idea of life abroad into a reality.