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Chad Watson
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AVAILABLE: April 29, 2008
FATAL CARE: Survive in the US Health System
by Sanjaya Kumar, MD
$25.95
Hard Cover
Publisher:
IGI Publishing
Purchase:
www.fatalcare.com
www.igipublishing.com
phone: 888-805-8973
www.amazon.com (soon)
DESCRIPTION
Fatal Care journeys beyond the frightening statistics of preventable medical errors. Readers will walk in the shoes of those who have experienced, first hand, the impact of this needless epidemic. Individual stories embody the drama and tension found in popular medical television series. These flesh-and-blood characters will resonate with nearly everyone and remind us of people who have had similar experiences.
THE NEED
Each year, preventable medical errors result in as many as 98,000 patient deaths in U.S. hospitals. At least five million Americans are affected, costing an estimated $17-21 billion. These sobering statistics from the Institute of Medicine provide a glimpse into a national crisis that harms or kills hundreds of innocent people each day.
Data without human interest is easy to dismiss. Nameless, faceless numbers can’t illustrate the devastation of wrecked lives. Moreover, statistical analysis alone does not provide prescriptive, proactive avenues of protection from such occurrences . Wherever appropriate, Fatal Care suggests safeguards and potential solutions.
ONE OF A KIND
Unlike other healthcare-related books, Fatal Care blends true, real-life dramas with factual information and analysis for healthcare consumers and professionals alike. Each of the eleven carefully researched cases illustrate significant gaps in the U.S. healthcare system. These stories bring to life the chain of events that led to the errors. Solutions are proposed to prevent future mistakes. Factually accurate and medically sound, Fatal Care could only have been written by Dr. Sanjaya Kumar, a nationally recognized physician who has dedicated his career to reducing the occurrence of preventable medical errors and improving the quality of care within the healthcare provider environment.
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