Book Talk: Pursuing Excellence in Healthcare

Adding to our offerings in healthcare-related books, next month we are publishing Pursuing Excellence in Healthcare: Preserving America's Academic Medical Centers by Dr. Arthur M. Feldman,

Feldman, who is the Magee Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College, analyzes the issues and challenges facing AMCs and offers recommendations that allow them to achieve their core mission — the delivery of outstanding patient care.

He focuses on four intersecting spheres of action – structure, research, education and business – and addresses the challenges faced by each.

The book has received advance praise from a variety of leaders in the field. For example, Dr. Michael Johns, chancellor of Emory University, says Feldman “identifies the key problems we need to solve and the kinds of solutions we must adopt to ensure the excellence of our essential missions in research, training, and health care going forward. A book all health care leaders should read and then read again.”

Do you have a question or comment about a book(s) that you would like addressed in Book Talk? Email me directly at Ralph.bernstein@taylorandfrancis.com.