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| Tracking Medicine |
Tracking Medicine: A Researcher's Quest to Understand Health Care by John E. Wennberg. Written by a groundbreaking figure of modern medical study, Tracking Medicine is an eye-opening introduction to the science of health care delivery, as well as a powerful argument for its relevance in shaping the future of our country. An indispensable resource for those involved in public health and health policy, this book uses Dr. Wennberg's pioneering research to provide a framework for understanding the health care crisis; and outlines a roadmap for real change in the future. It is also a useful tool for anyone interested in understanding and forming their own opinion on the current debate. Written by a pioneer in the study of regional variations in health care delivery. Provides framework for understanding and remedying the health care crisis. With an afterword co-written with Shannon Brownlee, best-selling author of Overtreated: Why Too Much. Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer. Contains real-world examples of health care systems that get it right, to be used as models for future reform John E. Wennberg, MD, MPH, is Peggy Y. Thomson Professor (Chair) in the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, and Founder and Director Emeritus of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
