Mistreated

Why We Think We're Getting Good Health Care - and Why We're Usually Wrong

By: Robert Pearl MD

Narrated by: Jaime Renell

Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

The biggest problem in American health care is us.

Do you know how to tell good health care from bad health care? Guess again. As patients, we wrongly assume the "best" care is dependent mainly on the newest medications, the most complex treatments, and the smartest doctors. But Americans look for health-care solutions in the wrong places. For example, hundreds of thousands of lives could be saved each year if doctors reduced common errors and maximized preventive medicine.

For Dr. Robert Pearl, these kinds of mistakes are a matter of professional importance, but also personal significance: He lost his own father due in part to poor communication and treatment planning by doctors. And consumers make costly mistakes too: We demand modern information technology from our banks, airlines, and retailers, but we passively accept last century's technology in our health care.

Solving the challenges of health care starts with understanding these problems. Mistreated explains why subconscious misperceptions are so common in medicine, and shows how modifying the structure, technology, financing, and leadership of American health care could radically improve quality outcomes. This important audiobook proves we can overcome our fears and faulty assumptions, and provides a road map for a better, healthier future.

©2017 Robert Pearl (P)2017 Hachette Audio

Wow…the book summarized my entire MPH curriculum

As an engineer, this book helped me understand the culture of public health. This is a must read for anyone new to public health, especially if you’re transitioning into the industry from another.

Mistreated

Mistreated is a comprehensive, objective discussion of healthcare problems and possibilities for improvement. It should be considered for review by those involved with shaping reform for understanding the history of reform and barriers to implementation.
Dr. Pearl addresses politics, finances, ethics, emotions, and offers solid sequential solutions that are worthy of consideration in all arenas.
The book is an easy listen, a great overview of a complicated subject.

Thought-provoking

The audio performance was well done. I need to figure out bookmarks though. (Hard when I'm driving though).

I did not agree with all the author's conclusions. However, he did make me consider the factors we use to decide if our healthcare is good or poor. Most helpful was looking for grades / performance on offices and teams rather just an individual doctor. Knowing how well a facility mitigates infection risk is vital and I will do that research going forward.

A breath of fresh air!

As a physician, professional patient/caregiver advocate, and former caregiver to my late father this book resonated with me in so many ways! Thank you, Dr. Pearl, for not only shining a light on the failures of our healthcare system, but by also outlining the steps we can do to make it better for our patients and for ourselves.

Superlative

Robert is the perfect insider to give us a view on the potential, politics, & obstacles healthcare faces today. Forces blocking productive change are daunting, but with people like Robert we might get the change desperately needed

eye-opening; a guide to holistic healthcare

Although it took me a while to finish, Dr. Perl delivered a great read! will look for more of his work

A must read for anyone concerned about Healthcare

A fantastic and perceptive look at the state of American healthcare provision. Well researched and informed from someone with experience as provider and recipient.

just okay not great

about 2/3 of the book is good and useful information but the remaining third is mostly just Obamacare Fanboy nonsense that hasn't aged well.