Review of Surviving the Business of Healthcare
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Review of Surviving the Business of Healthcare
[Following is a volunteer review of "Surviving the Business of Healthcare" by Barbara Galutia Regis PA-C.]
It's no real surprise that Barbara Galutia Regis ended up in the healthcare business. As a fourth generation healthcare professional, it was almost predestined. But it didn't seem so for a while. After all, she had been a music teacher before she made that transition into the medical field in her thirties. This book, Surviving the Business of Healthcare, was birthed after she went through a pretty difficult time dealing with a rare amelanotic nodular melanoma diagnosis. It became very apparent that the healthcare system needs an overhaul and a complete change, and this book makes an attempt, at least, to help the ordinary people find ways of surviving the challenges that come with healthcare services.
Barbara Galutia Regis wrote a very interesting book that feels like a cross between a memoir and an educational piece. She gives us a brief history of the evolution of healthcare. She supplements that with a brief history of her childhood in Coopersburg, living in a house that also served as a doctors office. She remembers very defining moments of her childhood, and she recalls how her father related with all his patients. She decries the current system of the healthcare industry that seems so impersonal and cold, and she reveals to us why she believes there's a rift between doctors and their patients. That traditionally intimate relationship that existed between the healthcare professional and the patient is no more. I don't think I actually ever thought about this. It was an eye-opener.
The book is designed to make us more savvy when it comes to paying for healthcare. It provides simple ways to find cheaper, more affordable products and services. It gives certain scenarios and how to circumnavigate them in order to get the best out of your buck. With big pharma practically running a monopoly at the top, the price of getting quality healthcare has skyrocketed above the inflation rate, moreso in America than almost all (if not all) developed nations. This makes a book like this necessary. And it's made more special by the fact that it was written by a healthcare professional with her own healthcare business.
The personal stories, as relevant and as wonderful as they were, felt like they weren't really needed. I struggled a little with the back and forth between revisiting her childhood and the core message. It made the book a little uneven, in my opinion. But I still think this was a great book. I rate it 4 out of 4 stars.
I guess I will recommend Surviving the Business of Healthcare to the people who feel overwhelmed by the cost of healthcare. Those who are actively shopping for ideas to save money in that area will find more than helpful tips in this book, they will also find a rethinking of how the healthcare industry should operate.
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Surviving the Business of Healthcare
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It's no real surprise that Barbara Galutia Regis ended up in the healthcare business. As a fourth generation healthcare professional, it was almost predestined. But it didn't seem so for a while. After all, she had been a music teacher before she made that transition into the medical field in her thirties. This book, Surviving the Business of Healthcare, was birthed after she went through a pretty difficult time dealing with a rare amelanotic nodular melanoma diagnosis. It became very apparent that the healthcare system needs an overhaul and a complete change, and this book makes an attempt, at least, to help the ordinary people find ways of surviving the challenges that come with healthcare services.
Barbara Galutia Regis wrote a very interesting book that feels like a cross between a memoir and an educational piece. She gives us a brief history of the evolution of healthcare. She supplements that with a brief history of her childhood in Coopersburg, living in a house that also served as a doctors office. She remembers very defining moments of her childhood, and she recalls how her father related with all his patients. She decries the current system of the healthcare industry that seems so impersonal and cold, and she reveals to us why she believes there's a rift between doctors and their patients. That traditionally intimate relationship that existed between the healthcare professional and the patient is no more. I don't think I actually ever thought about this. It was an eye-opener.
The book is designed to make us more savvy when it comes to paying for healthcare. It provides simple ways to find cheaper, more affordable products and services. It gives certain scenarios and how to circumnavigate them in order to get the best out of your buck. With big pharma practically running a monopoly at the top, the price of getting quality healthcare has skyrocketed above the inflation rate, moreso in America than almost all (if not all) developed nations. This makes a book like this necessary. And it's made more special by the fact that it was written by a healthcare professional with her own healthcare business.
The personal stories, as relevant and as wonderful as they were, felt like they weren't really needed. I struggled a little with the back and forth between revisiting her childhood and the core message. It made the book a little uneven, in my opinion. But I still think this was a great book. I rate it 4 out of 4 stars.
I guess I will recommend Surviving the Business of Healthcare to the people who feel overwhelmed by the cost of healthcare. Those who are actively shopping for ideas to save money in that area will find more than helpful tips in this book, they will also find a rethinking of how the healthcare industry should operate.
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Surviving the Business of Healthcare
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
