Regina Herzlinger » Books http://reginaherzlinger.org On Health Care Reform Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:43:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Who Killed Health Care? America’s $2 Trillion Medical Problem — and the Consumer-Driven Cure http://reginaherzlinger.org/2007/05/who-killed-health-care-americas-2-trillion-medical-problem-and-the-consumer-driven-cure/ http://reginaherzlinger.org/2007/05/who-killed-health-care-americas-2-trillion-medical-problem-and-the-consumer-driven-cure/#comments Sun, 06 May 2007 15:48:08 +0000 Regina Herzlinger http://reginaherzlinger.org/?p=350 Who Killed Health Care? America’s $2 Trillion Medical Problem – and the Consumer-Driven Cure
by Regina Herzlinger, May 2007

Who-Killed-Health-Care1-225x300 In the battle for U.S. health care, patients and doctors are losing.

One of the nation’s most respected health care analysts, Regina Herzlinger exposes the motives and methods of those who have crippled America’s health care system-figures in the insurance, hospital, employment, governmental, and academic sectors. She proves how our current system, which is organized around payers and providers rather than the needs of its users, is dangerously eroding patient welfare and is pushing costs out of the reach of millions

Who Killed Health Care? then outlines Herzlinger’s bold new plan for a consumer-driven system that will deliver affordable, high-quality care to everyone. By putting insurance money in the hands of patients, removing the middleman in the doctor-patient relationship, and giving employers costs relief, consumer and physicians will be empowered to make the system work the way it should. Herzlinger describes in precise detail how her innovative program will provide

  • Smaller, disease-focused medical facilities that provide complete care for patients
  • A national system of medical records that provides privacy with confidential access by approved practitioners
  • Mandatory performance evaluations of all hospitals and all other medical organizations
  • Mandatory health insurance with subsidies for those who cannot afford it

Who Killed Health Care? is a call to arms that must be answered, the welfare of every American hangs in the balance.

]]> http://reginaherzlinger.org/2007/05/who-killed-health-care-americas-2-trillion-medical-problem-and-the-consumer-driven-cure/feed/ 1 Consumer-Driven Health Care: Implications for Providers, Payers, and Policymakers http://reginaherzlinger.org/2004/01/consumer-driven-health-care-implications-for-providers-payers-and-policymakers/ http://reginaherzlinger.org/2004/01/consumer-driven-health-care-implications-for-providers-payers-and-policymakers/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2004 07:00:32 +0000 Regina Herzlinger http://reginaherzlinger.org/?p=64 (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004; Japanese edition, 2003).  Reviewed in The Economist, (London), July 17, 2004; Healthcare Financial Management 58:3 (March 1, 2004).

Winner, American Journal of Nursing 2004 Book of the Year Award

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Reviewed in The Economist, Fortune, Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine, and The Wall Street Journal, among many others. Ingram’s 1997, 1998 Current Events best seller. Winner of the James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Award, presented by the American College of Health Care Executives.

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