As we continue to celebrate the first anniversary of Drew Remignanti’s The Healing Connection, we reflect on significant conversations shaping the healthcare landscape. One standout is his  article, “The Compassion Crisis in U.S. Health Care,” featured on KevinMD. Remignanti discusses the alarming decline in empathy within the healthcare system due to physician burnout and systemic inefficiencies. He emphasizes the need for prioritizing patient-centered care and supporting healthcare workers to foster compassion and improve patient outcomes.
For a deeper understanding of this critical issue, read the full blog: https://www.kevinmd.com/2024/04/the-compassion-crisis-in-u-s-health-care.html
Additionally, here’s a collection of reviews that reflect on Remignanti’s perspective and the broader implications for the healthcare industry:
“Wow, what a book! Drew talks about the frustrations patients face, which he understands fully from his own personal experiences, and he sheds light on what it is really like to be an emergency room physician, an eye-opening 360-degree view. I applaud Drew’s honesty and vulnerability in sharing, as they say, “the good, the bad and the ugly.”
I absolutely love that the central theme of the book focuses on the enduring importance of the doctor-patient relationship, which is reflected beautifully in the cover title and photograph.”
Review by Amazon customer
“Like the artist Leonardo, Remignanti draws the lines to illustrate. He takes our eye to the data, the science. He offers the facts. He illustrates. Then he adds the rich colors of his experience as a physician, the stories of hurt and healing. There he illuminates. He crosses the lines of illustration, draws our minds into a new vision and then blends his own deep spiritual insight to create his masterwork. Remignanti makes the conversation personal.”Â
Jeffrey S. PhD, Professor emeritus, from SOOP website
“Excellent work. A great publication by a very learned and conscientious author. Dr Remignanti clearly is one of the dying breed of physicians who still value patient care over everything else.”
Shakeel A. MD, Amazon review
“Drew Remignanti….skillfully weaves compelling stories from his medical career and his own experiences as a patient suffering from chronic disease with extensive research into all aspects of the physician-patient relationship. The result is a meticulous dissection of modern medicine that lays bare the flaws and failures of our current healthcare system and makes the case for a renewed emphasis on primary care and the connection between doctors and their patients. This book is a clarion call and a guide for reform at all levels of healthcare delivery to prioritize and protect the sacredness of these healing relationships and should be widely read by medical providers and patients alike.”
Karen W. MD, from SOOP website
“Remignanti embarks on a lengthy discourse on why he believes that the partnership between patients and their primary care physicians is a sacred and beneficial relationship for both parties…… Remignanti goes to great lengths to assert that patient welfare should always supersede profitability and to explain how a rich and collaborative doctor-patient relationship should be the cornerstone of American healthcare.”
Joan N., DO, review on LinkedIn
“Dr. Remignanti also gives the non-medical person an honest glimpse of the challenges, struggles, and joys of being a caring physician. He has the courage to lead us to the inevitable conclusion that the patient-physician relationship is a “near sacred encounter,” a beautiful, spiritual act, that is our best hope not only for our own personal optimal health outcomes but also for changing the destructive course the US healthcare system is currently on.”
John R. MD, MPH, from SOOP website
“Insightful and compelling. Remignanti describes and explains the contradictions in our health care system, and the control by administration and industry, to the detriment of patient/ doctor care. He knows the system as both physician and patient. Remarkable insight, excellent explanation. Congratulations on an important book, all physicians should read it!
Irisheyes, Amazon review
“A great book to read about healthcare today. Dr. Remignanti has written an informative book about the problems of healthcare from the perspective of a doctor and patient. He goes into detail about how doctors are pressured to spend less time with patients, but still keep patients satisfied.”Â
James C., DC, Amazon review
“The Healing Connection is a thought-provoking, informational, and extremely well documented research project on the value of a collaborative relationship with your physician.”
Karen B., Goodreads review
“Great medical read! The ability to let patients know how we doctors think is quite challenging. Some “experts” think it is easy being a doctor which has given rise to the exponential growth of non-physician “providers” but your book clearly shows how difficult it can be (and also why AI will not always be successful). In my mind, this “insight” into what we doctors face every day is the most valuable contribution of the book – I live through it every day, yet I was riveted by his concise explanations!”
A physician “satisfied customer”, Amazon review
“Drew Remignanti’s book, The Healing Connection, informed me, inspired me, moved me, intrigued me as I launched into discovery of the real workings of medicine and money that is our Health System — all told from intimate experience of a physician and lifelong patient.”
Carol, Goodreads review
“This book is a must read for anyone involved in healthcare. Be they patient, healthcare professional, or interested party……. To say that the author has researched and thought out this subject would be a gross understatement. This book is both timely and useful. I recommend it heartily……”
David K., Goodreads review
Order The Healing Connection: A Partnership for Your Health today with a special discount courtesy of SOOP.
For more on Drew Remignanti’s perspectives and reviews, visit his website.
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