Skin in the Game
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Medicine & Health Science textbooks > Medicine: general issues > Health systems and services > Skin in the Game: How Putting Yourself First Today Will Revolutionize Health Care Tomorrow
8%
Skin in the Game: How Putting Yourself First Today Will Revolutionize Health Care Tomorrow

Skin in the Game: How Putting Yourself First Today Will Revolutionize Health Care Tomorrow


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

While the American health care system has consistently been criticized for its noticeable detriments, few have taken the time to recognize the significant benefits and potential of this system. But with Skin in the Game, authors John Hammergren and Phil Harkins provide a comprehensive overview of the history of our health care system, an explanation of its current state, and a picture of the great strides that they see being made in the near future.

Table of Contents:
Foreword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. A Thousand Miles of Health Care and the Last Two Feet. Chapter 1. Unmanaged Care. Chapter 2. From Tree Bark to Roots to Bar Codes and Robotic Arms. Chapter 3. Why We Go to the Hospital Today And Why We Will Go There Less Often in the Future. Chapter 4. The Doctor Will See You Now. Chapter 5. Accounting for Care. Chapter 6. How Technology is Putting the Patient at the Center of Care. Chapter 7. The Blueprint for Change. Appendix A. Helpful Websites, Tips, Resources and Guidelines for Educating Yourself. Notes. References. Index.

About the Author :
John Hammergren is CEO of McKesson Corporation, the Fortune 18 health care services Leader. McKesson serves customers at every point of health care and is helping transform the industry into a modern, efficient, and quality-driven system. McKesson has seen industry-leading performance under Hammergren's leadership. During his tenure, the company has more than doubled its revenues and experienced a cultural and business renewal. Hammergren is an HP board member and the recipient of numerous awards for leadership. Phil Harkins is CEO of linkage, a global organizational development company. He is the co-chair of the global organizational for Leadership Development, hailed as the number-one leadership development program in the world. Harkins has written more than ten books, including the Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Wins and The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching (both published by Wiley), as well as Powerful Conversations. Harkins has recently been noted as one of the 100 most recognized thought leaders by Leadership Excellence.


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470262788
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Width: 161 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0470262788
  • Publisher Date: 15 Apr 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: How Putting Yourself First Today Will Revolutionize Health Care Tomorrow


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Skin in the Game: How Putting Yourself First Today Will Revolutionize Health Care Tomorrow
John Wiley and Sons Ltd -
Skin in the Game: How Putting Yourself First Today Will Revolutionize Health Care Tomorrow
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Skin in the Game: How Putting Yourself First Today Will Revolutionize Health Care Tomorrow

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!