Fatal Cure
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00NGZIRNI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 362 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
And day by day, their patients began to die. But then, one by one, their dreams turned to nightmares. Now Robin Cook, the bestselling master of medical suspense, confronts this controversial subject with an all-too-possible scenario as powerful--and terrifying--as his groundbreaking blockbuster, ComaWith its state-of-the-art facility and peaceful Vermont setting, the Bartlet Community Hospital seemed like a dream come true. It offered doctors David and Angela Wilson new career opportunities, a chance to work within an enlightened system of "Managed care" --and a perfect place to raise their daughter, who suffered from cystic fibrosis. Public health care is one of the most important issues in America today
Five Stars Excellent read. Interesting topic about managed care going wrong.. Typical Robin Cook In this twist of Cook's signature "doctors-gone-wild" plotline, unsuspecting patients of a rural hospital are plagued by sudden unexplainable deaths as a duo of doctors digs up the dirt. Literally. Although many of Cook's plots are quite similar, his style is fast-paced suspense that will have the readers guessing at the bad-guy until the last turn. I'm generally not a fan of redundant plotlines or recycled characters, but I've recently noticed Cook's works embody a gigantic medical. "A polemic against HMO's--oh, and there's a story, too" according to A Customer. Robin Cook's "Fatal Cure" is more of the same from this best-selling author. As is standard, Cook takes a development in health care that is disturbing and expands it into fantastic proportions. In this case, the disturbing element is the increased emphasis on cost at the expense of patients' health--all courtesy of HMO's."Fatal Cure" tells the story of two young doctors (Angela and David Wilson) who move to an idyllic Vermont town when they are able to land jobs, one at a hospital
Worse still, patients are dying unexpectedly almost daily, and no one seems to care very much. But the town is not as idyllic as it seems, and the hospital is in a desperate financial bind due primarily to its contract with a local HMO, David's new employer. From Publishers Weekly If Cook's skills as a writer were as finely tuned as his sense of timing, his 14th medical thriller (after Terminal ) would be a lot more rewarding. Current political events guarantee that a suspense novel centering on health care management will be topical and at least potentially fascinating. Cook raises troubling questions about the conflicts between medical and financial priorities in managed care (albeit in a somewhat distorted fashion), but it's difficult to get emotionally involved in a scenario as improbable as this one. Idealistic young doctors David and Angela Wilson take positions at a state-of-the-art medical center in a sma