New Knowledge for New Results

by Herron, Robert E.

• ISBN13: 9781421898438
• ISBN10: 1421898438
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-31
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

Why do we have skyrocketing medical costs? How can we reduce them? This book contains innovative solutions. It provides a new way of looking at how medical systems work. Herron begins by analyzing the health outcomes the U.S. is getting from its massive investment in medical care. Most people assume modern medicine is more effective than it actually is. Research shows that disease prevention, improved standard of living, and other non-medical factors have increased longevity and improved health much more than expensive high-technology medical care. The author applies general systems theory in an imaginative way to create a new model of health systems. This innovation provides a simpler and clearer understanding of how complex health care systems function than past models.Why do we spend too much for expensive, risky medical treatment that is often ineffective, and spend too little for safe, cost-effective disease prevention? Commercial interests contribute to this phenomenon. Yet, the main underlying cause seems to be Medical Theory Failure. This is the inability of systematic knowledge to describe and explain health-related phenomena accurately, reliably, and comprehensively. Substantial research and clinical experience suggest that the fundamental ?knowledge? that guides modern medicine may be incomplete and inaccurate in several crucial areas. This point is important because medicine?s basic knowledge misguides the medical system to perform inefficiently and expensively, in spite of the best efforts of sincere and competent medical professionals. Herron suggests that we need to amend the medical theory to improve the effectiveness of health systems worldwide. The author brings to light a major body of knowledge that needs to be considered by mainstream medicine. Modern medicine?s failure to correct its guiding knowledge has created a vacuum. In response, many other streams of knowledge and medical traditions are converging in the marketplace to create a new health paradigm. This phenomenon is transforming the medical model worldwide. This change has been strongly influenced by the population?s increased use of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (CAM). The author compares and contrasts the old biomedical model with the new one that is emerging. Herron presents suggestions for updating the conventional medical model. While others provide partial, superficial solutions, which mainly focus on financial issues, this author presents numerous action steps for improving medical system effectiveness and a complete science-based strategy that applies disease prevention, health promotion, public health, primary care, scientifically-verified CAM, and many other approaches to cost-effectively improve health and reduce medical expenses.This book is based on extensive scientific research, yet it is simple, clear, and easy to understand. The author recommends the transformation of the most basic foundations of modern medicine to save the health system from imminent bankruptcy and collapse. Herron provides fundamental solutions to achieve this goal.