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Medical Billing Coding For Dummies
by CPC Karen Smiley • 2012
The two certifications that land medical billing and coding jobs, and the rules that keep them.
3.82
138
Medical Billing Coding For Dummies Summary
Medical Billing Coding For Dummies 92%
The two certifications that land medical billing and coding jobs, and the rules that keep them.
by CPC Karen Smiley 2012
3.82
138 ratings
An American Sickness
by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
4.29
8k+
An American Sickness Summary
An American Sickness 89%
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017
4.29
8k+ ratings
Doctored
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
3.61
1k+
Doctored Summary
Doctored 89%
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2014
3.61
1k+ ratings
Unaccountable
by Marty Makary • 2012
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
4.29
2k+
Unaccountable Summary
Unaccountable 89%
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
by Marty Makary 2012
4.29
2k+ ratings
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care
by Sally C. Pipes • 2008
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
3.54
24
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care Summary
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care 88%
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
by Sally C. Pipes 2008
3.54
24 ratings
Redefining Health Care
by Michael E. Porter • 2006
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
3.91
397
Redefining Health Care Summary
Redefining Health Care 88%
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
by Michael E. Porter 2006
3.91
397 ratings
How to Be a Patient
by Sana Goldberg • 2019
How to question doctors, prevent errors, and fight unfair bills: a nurse's guide for every patient.
4.10
203
How to Be a Patient Summary
How to Be a Patient 88%
How to question doctors, prevent errors, and fight unfair bills: a nurse's guide for every patient.
by Sana Goldberg 2019
4.10
203 ratings
Medicare for All
by Abdul El-Sayed • 2021
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
4.36
349
Medicare for All Summary
Medicare for All 88%
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
by Abdul El-Sayed 2021
4.36
349 ratings
The Price We Pay
by Marty Makary • 2019
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
4.45
4k+
The Price We Pay Summary
The Price We Pay 88%
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
by Marty Makary 2019
4.45
4k+ ratings
Get What's Yours for Medicare
by Philip Moeller • 2016
Medicare errors trigger lifetime penalties. The gaps, rules, and fixes the handbook skips.
3.84
258
Get What's Yours for Medicare Summary
Get What's Yours for Medicare 88%
Medicare errors trigger lifetime penalties. The gaps, rules, and fixes the handbook skips.
by Philip Moeller 2016
3.84
258 ratings
How to Make a Killing
by Tom Mueller • 2023
America's dialysis duopoly: 22 percent of patients die each year, and the business model is why.
3.92
461
How to Make a Killing Summary
How to Make a Killing 88%
America's dialysis duopoly: 22 percent of patients die each year, and the business model is why.
by Tom Mueller 2023
3.92
461 ratings
The People's Hospital
by Ricardo Nuila • 2020
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
4.38
4k+
The People's Hospital Summary
The People's Hospital 88%
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
by Ricardo Nuila 2020
4.38
4k+ ratings
The Primal Prescription
by Doug McGuff • 2015
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
4.24
131
The Primal Prescription Summary
The Primal Prescription 88%
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
by Doug McGuff 2015
4.24
131 ratings
The Innovator's Prescription
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2008
Three incompatible business models live inside every hospital. Separating them is the cure.
4.20
1k+
The Innovator's Prescription Summary
The Innovator's Prescription 87%
Three incompatible business models live inside every hospital. Separating them is the cure.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2008
4.20
1k+ ratings
Sickening
by John Abramson • 2022
$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.
4.21
1k+
Sickening Summary
Sickening 87%
$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.
by John Abramson 2022
4.21
1k+ ratings
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo
by Ian Harris • 2016
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
4.16
196
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo Summary
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 87%
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
by Ian Harris 2016
4.16
196 ratings
Do No Harm
by Henry Marsh • 2014
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
4.25
43k+
Do No Harm Summary
Do No Harm 87%
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
by Henry Marsh 2014
4.25
43k+ ratings
We've Got You Covered
by Liran Einav • 2023
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
4.09
386
We've Got You Covered Summary
We've Got You Covered 87%
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
by Liran Einav 2023
4.09
386 ratings
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition
by Thomas Bodenheimer • 2012
Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.
4.07
201
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition Summary
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition 87%
Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.
by Thomas Bodenheimer 2012
4.07
201 ratings
Management Principles for Health Professionals
by Joan Gratto Liebler • 1992
Change keeps coming for healthcare. The playbook for keeping quality, team, and budget intact.
3.64
36
Management Principles for Health Professionals Summary
Management Principles for Health Professionals 87%
Change keeps coming for healthcare. The playbook for keeping quality, team, and budget intact.
by Joan Gratto Liebler 1992
3.64
36 ratings
How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care
by Tim O'Reilly • 2012
Healthcare guesses which half of its treatments work. Data science is finally giving it an answer.
3.54
118
How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care Summary
How Data Science Is Transforming Health Care 87%
Healthcare guesses which half of its treatments work. Data science is finally giving it an answer.
by Tim O'Reilly 2012
3.54
118 ratings
Deep Medicine
by Eric J. Topol • 2019
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
4.01
3k+
Deep Medicine Summary
Deep Medicine 87%
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
by Eric J. Topol 2019
4.01
3k+ ratings
The Shift
by Theresa Brown • 2015
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
3.87
8k+
The Shift Summary
The Shift 87%
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
by Theresa Brown 2015
3.87
8k+ ratings
Our Malady
by Timothy Snyder • 2020
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
4.14
2k+
Our Malady Summary
Our Malady 87%
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
by Timothy Snyder 2020
4.14
2k+ ratings
Managing the Myths of Health Care
by Henry Mintzberg • 2017
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
3.47
74
Managing the Myths of Health Care Summary
Managing the Myths of Health Care 87%
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
by Henry Mintzberg 2017
3.47
74 ratings
Forbidden Knowledge
by Terence H. Young • 2023
What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.
Forbidden Knowledge Summary
Forbidden Knowledge 87%
What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.
by Terence H. Young 2023
The Emperor of All Maladies
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010
Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.
4.34
116k+
The Emperor of All Maladies Summary
The Emperor of All Maladies 87%
Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
4.34
116k+ ratings
A Giant Leap
by Robert M. Wachter • 2026
Generative AI learned to think clinically. Now all of American medicine is up for grabs.
4.15
279
A Giant Leap Summary
A Giant Leap 87%
Generative AI learned to think clinically. Now all of American medicine is up for grabs.
by Robert M. Wachter 2026
4.15
279 ratings
The AI Revolution in Medicine
by Peter Lee • 2023
GPT-4 can diagnose, comfort patients, and fight burnout. Nobody knows if it truly understands.
3.87
548
The AI Revolution in Medicine Summary
The AI Revolution in Medicine 87%
GPT-4 can diagnose, comfort patients, and fight burnout. Nobody knows if it truly understands.
by Peter Lee 2023
3.87
548 ratings
Limits to Medicine
by Ivan Illich • 1974
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
4.04
612
Limits to Medicine Summary
Limits to Medicine 87%
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
by Ivan Illich 1974
4.04
612 ratings
The Great Prostate Hoax
by Richard J. Ablin • 2014
The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.
4.49
115
The Great Prostate Hoax Summary
The Great Prostate Hoax 87%
The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.
by Richard J. Ablin 2014
4.49
115 ratings
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
A physician in Haiti took on the world's deadliest diseases among the poorest, and won.
4.20
89k+
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains 87%
A physician in Haiti took on the world's deadliest diseases among the poorest, and won.
by Tracy Kidder 2003
4.20
89k+ ratings
The Occasional Human Sacrifice
by Carl Elliott • 2024
They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.
3.86
512
The Occasional Human Sacrifice Summary
The Occasional Human Sacrifice 87%
They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.
by Carl Elliott 2024
3.86
512 ratings
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
by Wes Ely • 2021
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
4.35
2k+
Every Deep-Drawn Breath Summary
Every Deep-Drawn Breath 87%
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
by Wes Ely 2021
4.35
2k+ ratings
What Seems to Be the Problem?
by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
4.18
299
What Seems to Be the Problem? Summary
What Seems to Be the Problem? 87%
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022
4.18
299 ratings
One Nation, Uninsured
by Jill Quadagno • 2005
Organized interests, not national values, killed universal health care in the United States.
3.61
123
One Nation, Uninsured Summary
One Nation, Uninsured 87%
Organized interests, not national values, killed universal health care in the United States.
by Jill Quadagno 2005
3.61
123 ratings
Complications
by Atul Gawande • 2002
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
4.28
53k+
Complications Summary
Complications 87%
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
by Atul Gawande 2002
4.28
53k+ ratings
If Disney Ran Your Hospital
by Fred Lee • 2004
Patients compare your hospital to Disney, not the one across town. Courtesy decides who wins.
4.01
1k+
If Disney Ran Your Hospital Summary
If Disney Ran Your Hospital 87%
Patients compare your hospital to Disney, not the one across town. Courtesy decides who wins.
by Fred Lee 2004
4.01
1k+ ratings
Follow the Science
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2024
The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.
4.25
569
Follow the Science Summary
Follow the Science 87%
The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2024
4.25
569 ratings
Better
by Atul Gawande • 2007
Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.
4.25
37k+
Better Summary
Better 87%
Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.
by Atul Gawande 2007
4.25
37k+ ratings
This is Going to Hurt
by Adam Kay • 2017
Absurd patients, 97-hour weeks, and the one death that wasn't funny: a junior doctor's diary.
4.40
334k+
This is Going to Hurt Summary
This is Going to Hurt 87%
Absurd patients, 97-hour weeks, and the one death that wasn't funny: a junior doctor's diary.
by Adam Kay 2017
4.40
334k+ ratings
How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman • 2007
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
3.93
13k+
How Doctors Think Summary
How Doctors Think 87%
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
by Jerome Groopman 2007
3.93
13k+ ratings
Your Life in My Hands
by Rachel Clarke • 2017
Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.
3.78
4k+
Your Life in My Hands Summary
Your Life in My Hands 87%
Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.
by Rachel Clarke 2017
3.78
4k+ ratings
Ending Medical Reversal
by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015
Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.
4.36
407
Ending Medical Reversal Summary
Ending Medical Reversal 86%
Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.
by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015
4.36
407 ratings
AI Doctor
by Ronald M. Razmi • 2024
Where AI actually works in medicine, what blocks it, and how to find the real opportunities.
4.28
7k+
AI Doctor Summary
AI Doctor 86%
Where AI actually works in medicine, what blocks it, and how to find the real opportunities.
by Ronald M. Razmi 2024
4.28
7k+ ratings
Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You
by Sonja Schwartzbach • 2017
Nursing school stopped at mannequins. The job is chaos, death, and dark humor as survival.
3.71
2k+
Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You Summary
Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You 86%
Nursing school stopped at mannequins. The job is chaos, death, and dark humor as survival.
by Sonja Schwartzbach 2017
3.71
2k+ ratings
Confessions of a Surgeon
by Paul A. Ruggieri • 2012
Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.
3.75
2k+
Confessions of a Surgeon Summary
Confessions of a Surgeon 86%
Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.
by Paul A. Ruggieri 2012
3.75
2k+ ratings
God's Hotel
by Victoria Sweet • 2012
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
4.11
6k+
God's Hotel Summary
God's Hotel 86%
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
by Victoria Sweet 2012
4.11
6k+ ratings
Ecg Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy
by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins • 1997
A protocol that separates the benign squiggle from the one that needs a crash cart.
4.19
156
Ecg Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy Summary
Ecg Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy 86%
A protocol that separates the benign squiggle from the one that needs a crash cart.
by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 1997
4.19
156 ratings
Compassionomics
by Stephen Trzeciak • 2019
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
4.05
652
Compassionomics Summary
Compassionomics 86%
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
by Stephen Trzeciak 2019
4.05
652 ratings
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