By John Geyman, M.D.

What are the dimensions of the crisis in primary care? How did we get here? How and why have past efforts to resolve it failed? And how can we succeed in rebuilding our crumbling foundation of health care in this country? In Part I, we will outline the dimensions of this crisis; its impacts on our system, patients and their families; and consider what we can learn from failed attempts to rebuild primary care. In Part II, we will look at various policy alternatives, summarize what can be learned from other countries, and propose a comprehensive agenda for rebuilding primary care.

This is admittedly a challenging problem that requires a long view, most likely over one or two generations. Present trends are very unfavorable, and a complete re-orientation of the goals of health care, the roles of physicians and other health care professionals, and fundamental changes in the way we finance health care will be required if we are to deal effectively with the primary care problem.

http://copernicus-healthcare.org/books-by-copernicus.html

Both the book and the Kindle ebook are available at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Point-Primary-Endangers-Americans/dp/0983773408

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By Don McCanne, MD

In “Breaking Point,” John Geyman explains why it is crucial for us to rebuild our primary care infrastructure, and how we can do it. Highly recommended!

Breaking Point: How the Primary Care Crisis Endangers the Lives of Americans

By John Geyman, M.D.

What are the dimensions of the crisis in primary care? How did we get here? How and why have past efforts to resolve it failed? And how can we succeed in rebuilding our crumbling foundation of health care in this country? In Part I, we will outline the dimensions of this crisis; its impacts on our system, patients and their families; and consider what we can learn from failed attempts to rebuild primary care. In Part II, we will look at various policy alternatives, summarize what can be learned from other countries, and propose a comprehensive agenda for rebuilding primary care.

This is admittedly a challenging problem that requires a long view, most likely over one or two generations. Present trends are very unfavorable, and a complete re-orientation of the goals of health care, the roles of physicians and other health care professionals, and fundamental changes in the way we finance health care will be required if we are to deal effectively with the primary care problem.

http://copernicus-healthcare.org/books-by-copernicus.html

Both the book and the Kindle ebook are available at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Point-Primary-Endangers-Americans/dp/0983773408

In “Breaking Point,” John Geyman explains why it is crucial for us to rebuild our primary care infrastructure, and how we can do it. Highly recommended!