About Doc-Related: A Physician’s Guide to Fixing Our Ailing Health Care System:
“Comedians have become the truth-tellers. Satire allows you to say almost anything. That’s where truth is spoken to power in our society. When you sugarcoat a bitter truth with humor, it makes the medicine go down.”—Malcolm GladwellMuch in the way the comic strip, Dilbert, taught us about corporate office culture, Doc-Related now takes us behind the clinic doors of today’s ailing US healthcare system. A medley of anecdotes, comics, and data-backed musings, Doc-Related’s “truth-tellers” turn out to be a half-dozen characters you will surely recognize. Why? Because author, Dr. Peter Valenzuela, has literally created them from his 20-year experience as a practicing family physician and health system executive. Whether you’re one of the 16 million Americans who work in the US healthcare industry, or simply someone who has tried to navigate its bureaucratic maze of insurance plans or electronic record systems—Doc-Related will help you see these challenges in a new light.
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Author Bio:
Dr. Peter Valenzuela is a nationally recognized physician leader, bestselling author, and cartoonist. As a physician leader, he’s been twice honored by MGMA-ACMPE for innovation and executive leadership. A lifelong learner with a passion for simplifying complexity, he blends strategic insight with creativity. His popular comic Doc-Related—dubbed “Dilbert for Health Care”—offers a satirical take on clinical life. With The Smart Investor’s Guide to Investing in a Volatile Market, Dr. Valenzuela shares practical tools, real-world strategies, and behavioral insights to help readers grow wealth with confidence in uncertain times.