Death and Dollars: Solving the Epidemic of Chronic Disease

For practitioners, policymakers, and others, a guide to effectively and efficiently battling the epidemic of chronic disease: “Powerful and visionary.” —Michael R. Jaff, DO, President, Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School America has made enormous strides in preventing and treating acute diseases. But the true ongoing medical crisis of the twenty-first century is chronic disease, and most of these conditions are directly related to our behaviors and lifestyles every day. Not only are they a threat in themselves—they also make it more difficult to fend off acute problems like infections. In this book Dr. Richard V. Milani, MD, takes a look at how physicians, healthcare practitioners, administrators, and policymakers can create lasting change by empowering patients to become active partners in their own healthcare. Death and Dollars: Solving the Epidemic of Chronic Disease is a guide to navigating through this ever-changing field while incorporating technology and other advancements to improve the quality of care and decrease illness, simultaneously improving and extending lives.

© 2018 Morgan James Publishing (E-bog): 9781683505884

Release date

E-bog: 16. januar 2018