{"product_id":"concierge-medicine-a-new-system-to-get-the-best-healthcare-9780313354779","title":"Concierge Medicine: A New System to Get the Best Healthcare","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere 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. Its 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 doctors 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647816949813,"sku":"ByrdShop_0313354774","price":58.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780313354779.jpg?v=1781697200","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/concierge-medicine-a-new-system-to-get-the-best-healthcare-9780313354779","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}