BusinessWeek
Sunday, March 18, 2007There has also been some great coverage about the book at BusinessWeek. This review went in depth with some of the case studies in the book and found the patient advice found in the book to be very helpful.
"Health-care horror stories such as Dodge's are the backbone of How Doctors Think, by Dr. Jerome Groopman, a practicing physician and a professor at Harvard Medical School. Drawing partly on his own experience, Groopman delves deeply into the cognitive processes and prejudices that can drive physicians toward faulty diagnoses. Add in industry pressures, he argues, such as profit-hungry HMOs and aggressive pharmaceutical marketing practices, and you end up with a recipe for bad medical care. In a tone that grips but is never overwrought, Groopman provides a rare window into the doctor's exam room and passes along lessons valuable to all patients."
