Malpractice

A Neurosurgeon Reveals How Our Health Care System Harms Patients and Protects Dangerous Doctors

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Hospital Administration & Care, Patient Care, Physician & Patient, Health Care Delivery
Cover of the book Malpractice by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel, Skyhorse Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel ISBN: 9781510712607
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Publication: January 3, 2017
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing Language: English
Author: Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
ISBN: 9781510712607
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication: January 3, 2017
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
Language: English

An insider’s devastating critique of modern medical practices and “an honest view of what our broken health-care system looks like” (Patricia J. Skolnik, president, Citizens for Patient Safety, LLC).

In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report revealing that as many as 98,000 patients a year were dying due to avoidable medical error. But even more recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety crisis in the US health care system.

In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter demonstrates how most patients enter the system without any idea of the risks they face due to a medical culture that avoids transparency, perpetuates an atmosphere of blind deference to doctors, and protects dangerous doctors from any accountability. Drawing on twenty-three years of experience, Dr. Schlachter recounts unbelievable stories that illustrate the host of risks patients face whenever they seek diagnostic evaluation or go under the knife.

This book brings readers inside the health care citadel, exposing the flawed culture that fuel doctor’s egos and outlining the steps every patent should take to protect himself or herself in “a bitter pill for an industry that for many years has avoided the hardest conversations about patient safety.”—Dr. Michael Dogali, MDCM, FACS, president of Pacific Neurosurgery

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An insider’s devastating critique of modern medical practices and “an honest view of what our broken health-care system looks like” (Patricia J. Skolnik, president, Citizens for Patient Safety, LLC).

In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report revealing that as many as 98,000 patients a year were dying due to avoidable medical error. But even more recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety crisis in the US health care system.

In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter demonstrates how most patients enter the system without any idea of the risks they face due to a medical culture that avoids transparency, perpetuates an atmosphere of blind deference to doctors, and protects dangerous doctors from any accountability. Drawing on twenty-three years of experience, Dr. Schlachter recounts unbelievable stories that illustrate the host of risks patients face whenever they seek diagnostic evaluation or go under the knife.

This book brings readers inside the health care citadel, exposing the flawed culture that fuel doctor’s egos and outlining the steps every patent should take to protect himself or herself in “a bitter pill for an industry that for many years has avoided the hardest conversations about patient safety.”—Dr. Michael Dogali, MDCM, FACS, president of Pacific Neurosurgery

More books from Skyhorse Publishing

Cover of the book The Stowaway by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book Enemy by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book My Patients Like Treats by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book Washington Irving by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book Victorian Secrets by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book Chewing Gum in Holy Water by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book Schadenfreude by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book Rise of the Cajun Mariners by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book The Search for Cleopatra by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book A Shadow on the Wall by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book Autism Adulthood by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book Team Secrets of the Navy SEALs by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book November 22, 1963 by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book At the Heart of the Reich by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
Cover of the book Cats Miscellany by Lawrence Schlachter, John Bechtel
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy