The Patient Will See You Now, Eric Topol, MD
The Patient Will See You Now, Eric Topol, MD
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The Patient Will See You Now
The Future of Medicine Is in Your Hands

Author: Eric Topol, MD

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Unabridged: 11 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/06/2015

Synopsis

In The Patient Will See You Now, Eric Topol, one of the nation's top physicians, examines what he calls medicine's "Gutenberg moment." Much as the printing press liberated knowledge from the control of an elite class, new technology is poised to democratize medicine. In this new era, patients will control their data and be emancipated from a paternalistic medical regime in which "the doctor knows best."

Mobile phones, apps, and attachments will literally put the lab and the ICU in our pockets. Computers will replace physicians for many diagnostic tasks, and enormous data sets will give us new means to attack conditions that have long been incurable. In spite of these benefits, the path forward will be complicated: some in the medical establishment will resist these changes, and digitized medicine will raise serious issues surrounding privacy. Nevertheless, the result—better, cheaper, and more humane health care for all—will be worth it.

About Eric Topol, MD

Eric Topol, MD, is a professor of innovative medicine, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, and founder of the world's first cardiovascular gene bank at the Cleveland Clinic. He lives with his family in La Jolla, California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on January 20, 2023

Summary Dr. Eric J. Topol is an American Cardiologist who completed his Medical education from Universities like the University of California and Johns Hopkins University. He is the editor-in-chief of Medscape and is holding several positions in various institutes. When a person of his statu......more

Goodreads review by Lindajacob on July 22, 2021

I came to know about this book through Prasad Kothari's book on Healthcare Social Media Management and Analytics: For hospitals, Insurance companies, Pharmaceuticals, Public health professionals - [URL not allowed] Both are such wonderful books. Amazing authors.......more

Goodreads review by Megz on December 29, 2014

This is an excerpted review. For the full review, click here: [URL not allowed] To be honest, when I requested this book I saw one sentence, “Computers will replace physicians in many tasks” and my vision went red. So my intention was kind of to read it and rip it to shreds. Spo......more

Goodreads review by Vidhi on August 24, 2022

I was recommended this book by a lecturer of mine sometime last year and I only just managed to pick it up now. I wish I had read it even sooner because Eric Topol writes incredibly well and brings up so many really interesting and valuable points about medical paternalism and the future of healthca......more

Goodreads review by L.C. on August 05, 2022

This book arrived as a gift in my hands. This book is a bit dated but still some points are relevant. It is broken down into 3 sections and all the reviews in the front of the book speak well of this publication so I thought to give it some of my time. The author opens chapter 1 with reference to th......more

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