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In this timely, astute, and pivotal discussion, the author ... makes great use of pop culture, tying together Marcus Welby, M.D. and Star Trek references to Converse high top sneakers and the novels of Michael Crichton. She also employs a keen sense of humor throughout, which keeps the narrative grounded yet accessible and flexible, and concludes with a smart, multi-pronged strategy. --Kirkus Reviews Halee Fischer-Wright has made common sense transformational! Through a series a personal stories, popular culture examples, and rock solid logic, Dr. Fischer-Wright reminds us that we do hold the power to transform health care delivery, if we would reestablish in medicine some basic, commonsense principles and a healthy relationship between art, science, and business. Her approach is workable at every level--from policy to practice. This book is not another esoteric treatise but a straightforward route to providing greater value to the patients we serve. --H. Stephen Lieber, CAE, President and CEO, HIMSS Halee Fischer-Wright beautifully weaves together compelling stories, powerful evidence, and provocative insights in a book that's a joy to read. As a communication advisor I've watched health care leaders struggle to articulate what's wrong with medicine today and how to solve those challenges. Back to Balance clearly explains how art, science, and business all play a role in reimagining a health care system that reflects that highest expression of our talents. --Carmine Gallo, author of TALK LIKE TED and THE STORYTELLER'S SECRET Similar to Zappos, Back to Balance lays out a plan for businesses to involve the whole human; great insights into bringing the humanity back to business. --Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com and New York Times bestselling author of DELIVERING HAPPINESS A highly personal account, conveyed through storytelling that is both effective and accessible. Back to Balance is an insightful and delightful read describing the critical need for enhancing the art of medicine in providing health care to the nation. --James L. Madara, MD, CEO, American Medical Association Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright has both the diagnosis and prescription for what ails American health care. --Daniel H. Pink, Author of DRIVE and TO SELL IS HUMAN

USA TODAY and Los Angeles Times Bestseller A prescription to fix health care for everyone. In this highly engaging, thoroughly persuasive book, Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright presents a unique prescription for fixing America's health care woes, based on her thirty years of experience as a physician and industry leader. The problem, Fischer-Wright asserts, is that we have lost our focus on strengthening the one thing that has always been at the heart of effective health care: namely, strong relationships between patients and physicians, informed by smart science and enabled by good business, that create the trust necessary to achieve the outcomes we all want. Drawing from personal stories and examples from popular culture, supported by scientific studies and rock-solid logic, Back to Balance shows how the business and science of medicine are combining to strangle the creative, compassionate, human side of medicinewhat Dr. Fischer-Wright calls the art of medicine. She then details the three questions necessary to guide us toward true solutions and the five paradigm shifts crucial to bring the art, science, and business of medicine back to balance... before it's too late. Irreverent and funny, steeped in storytelling but allergic to policy-speak, this is a wholly new brand of health care bookone that makes common sense transformational and that will appeal to anyone who has experienced the tribulations and indignities of American health care.