How One Hospital Adopted Litvak's Methods and Saved $100 Million -- The Human Toll -- A System in Chaos : U.S. Healthcare at a Crossroad -- The Soviet Years : Maybe I Wasn't Supposed To Be Born -- The Litvak Method: A Massachusetts Hospital Became his Test Lab -- A New Research Center as Emergency Department Overcrowding Grows. Finally, the Media Notices -- Physician Burnout and More Hospital Successes -- The Rest of the Hospital -- and Healthcare -- The Clinic Was Going to Fold -- The Rest of the World Comes Knocking -- Making Change Happen : How to Speed Hospital Adoption of Litvak's Methods -- Epilogue

"U.S. healthcare costs continue to skyrocket. Consumers are paying twice: first, with increased personal health insurance premiums and out of pocket costs, and again through higher taxes to support Medicare, Medicaid and healthcare for current and retired military personnel. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees the nation's two largest public health insurance plans, said costs rose to $4.4 trillion in 2022 and are expected to top $6.8 trillion by as early as 2030. Both Republican and Democratic administrations are desperately seeking ways to cut healthcare costs while improving quality and patient safety. Litvak's program offers tested, effective methods to trim those costs while improving patient outcomes"--