Book Summary:
This collection of essays written by David M. Eddy, one of America's leading medical scholars, was originally published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. It lays out a unified theory and offers practical recommendations for responding to the changing environment in which medicine is practiced. The essays address such issues as physician uncertainty, guidelines, patient preferences, outcomes, evidence-based medicine, the cost problem, the balance between quality and cost, physician responsibilities, and rationing. This book will be a valuable resource to anyone who is interested in the quality and cost of health care. |