The New Healthcare Paradigm Ayurvedic-Centric Care

OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS BROKEN!The author defines a new healthcare paradigm called Ayurvedic-Centric Care (ACC).This book is written for laypersons and healthcare providers alike.Ayurveda is the 5,000-year-old Wisdom of Healthy Living from India.The author proposes the following: ¿The current US healthcare payment system is broken because the healthcare system itself is broken. Therefore, the correct question is not, 'How are we going to control costs and pay for the current...
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OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS BROKEN!The author defines a new healthcare paradigm called Ayurvedic-Centric Care (ACC).This book is written for laypersons and healthcare providers alike.Ayurveda is the 5,000-year-old Wisdom of Healthy Living from India.The author proposes the following: ¿The current US healthcare payment system is broken because the healthcare system itself is broken. Therefore, the correct question is not, 'How are we going to control costs and pay for the current healthcare system?' The correct question is, 'What is wrong with our healthcare system in the first place?'¿Here are some of the current issues in healthcare that are discussed in this book: Medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States, right behind heart disease and cancer.Healthcare providers are sick of being in constant react mode to government and regulations.Many people perceive healthcare as an entitlement.¿Sickness¿ is big business.Physicians in the US are not well trained in nutrition.Most healthcare dollars are spent on end-of-life care.There is a healthcare provider shortage.Lifestyle diseases are our number one killers.Here are some of the things that you will learn in this book:Basic Concepts of Ayurveda.Definition of Ayurvedic-Centric Care (ACC).Who the top lobbyists are in the ¿sickness¿ business.Problems with the current healthcare model.How to combine old and new healthcare models.How ACC could be implemented.Financial incentives for ACC.How ACC addresses the healthcare provider shortage.How ACC answers patient priorities.How ACC addresses lifestyle diseases, which are our number one killers.How patients and providers can take control of the healthcare system again.About the Author:Carrie L. Cooper, MD trained in Internal Medicine. She has practiced both office-based and hospital-based medicine. Dr. Cooper is also an Ayurvedic Practitioner certified by NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association) and founder of Austin Ayurveda in Austin, Texas. She is an author and a public speaker. She does presentation workshops about Ayurveda and wellness.