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A study in hospital efficiency by CODMAN, E.A.

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
A study in hospital efficiency
Author
CODMAN, E.A.
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
n.p.: n.p., 1916. FIRST EDITION. With a folding chart in a pocket on the rear board. Publisher’s cloth, author and title in gilt on spine. Laid in is a printed card stating: “This book is sent to you as an officer of the Massachusetts General Hospital, in fulfillment of a special request made by Dr. Codman shortly before his death on November 23rd, 1940.”. First edition, privately printed. The Hospital Standardization Movement founded by the American College of Surgeons supported the concept that hospital staffs should follow each and every patient they treat long enough to determine whether or not the treatment was successful, then learn from any failures. Referred to as “The Idea,” it was a controversial program which ultimately was included as part of the platform of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. The author of this work, Dr. Ernest Amory Codman (1869-19400), was an influential proponent of The Idea. He was an advocate of hospital reform and is the acknowledged founder of what today is known as outcomes management in patient care. Codman was the first American doctor to follow the progress of patients through their recoveries in a systematic manner. He kept track of his patients via “End Result Cards” which contained basic demographic data on every patient treated, along with the diagnosis, the treatment rendered, and the outcome of each case. A one-year follow-up on each patient was made to observe long-term outcomes. It was his lifelong pursuit to establish an “end results system” to track the outcomes of patient treatments as an opportunity to identify clinical errors and to serve as the foundation for improving the care of future patients. He also believed that all of this information should be made public so that patients could be guided in their choices of physicians and hospitals. Codman graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1895 and joined the surgical staff at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1914, the hospital refused his plan for evaluating surgeon competence. He eventually established his own hospital to pursue those performance measurement and improvement objectives. To support his end results theory, Codman made public the end results of his own hospital in a privately published book, A study in hospital efficiency. Of the 337 patients discharged between 1911 and 1916, Dr. Codman recorded and published 123 errors. The folding chart contains an index of cases combined with statistical tables using anatomic and pathologic classification of diseases and operations.
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MEMORIAL OF THE AUCTIONEERS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JANUARY 3, 1821. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES by (New York)

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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller
Title
MEMORIAL OF THE AUCTIONEERS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. JANUARY 3, 1821. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Author
(New York)
Seller
James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Light offsetting on text. Very good
Description
Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1821. 12pp. Dbd. Light offsetting on text. Very good. 12pp. Dbd. This memorial was part of an ongoing dispute between New York City auctioneers and merchants over the taxation of auction houses. Retailers claimed that auctions were inconsistent with regular trade and injurious to the interests of the city. The auctioneers respond by asserting that they help conduct the commerce of the city, and that they combat monopolies and speculation. Still true today? Shoemaker locates two copies of this pamphlet (DLC, NjP). Rare. SHOEMAKER 7366
Uneddeekayted Fo'ks, Poems

Uneddeekayted Fo'ks, Poems by HENDERSON, Elliott Blaine

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Uneddeekayted Fo'ks, Poems
Author
HENDERSON, Elliott Blaine
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
No place listed: Elliott Blaine Henderson, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition. 8vo; 61pp; brown cloth over board, gilt-stamped title and author to front; frontispiece a photographic illustrated portrait on glazed plate; scuffing to head and tail of spine, bumping to cover corners, light crease to fp, chip to top edge title page; very good. Elliott Henderson (1877-1944) was an African American poet from Ohio. He self-published nine volumes of poetry: Plantation Echoes, Darky Meditations, Heroes of the Battlefield and Other Poems, Humble Folks, Old Fashioned Black Fo'ks, Polished and Unpolished Diamonds, The Romance of Hannibal, and Soliloquy of Satan and Other Poems. Most of his poetry is written in a Black vernacular English. A two page dedication, each with two columns of names, lists people whom Henderson credits with encouraging his literary efforts, including many prominent Ohio public officials, politicians, bankers, physicians, professors, and clergy.
On the Edge of a Roman Port: Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai, 2007-2014: Part 1 & 2
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On the Edge of a Roman Port: Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai, 2007-2014: Part 1 & 2 by Korka, Elena. Rife, Joseph L. (Eds.)

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Title
On the Edge of a Roman Port: Excavations at Koutsongila, Kenchreai, 2007-2014: Part 1 & 2
Author
Korka, Elena. Rife, Joseph L. (Eds.)
Seller
Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9780876615546
Condition
Fine
Description
Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens 2022. Paperback. 2 vol. 11"x8.5" Vol 1, xxxviii, 562pp. Vol 2, xxxvii, 1330pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout text. Blue illustrated paper, white text. Fine. ISBN: 9780876615546 . Fine. Paperback .
High Sierra

High Sierra by Burnett, W.R.

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Title
High Sierra
Author
Burnett, W.R.
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
New York/London: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+. 1940. 2nd printing. Hardcover. (lacking the original dust jacket, but encased in a professionally-made facsimile reproduction of the first edition jacket; see 2nd image posted with this listing) [good sound copy, light shelfwear and minor external soiling, a touch of fading to the spine cloth]. Novel about an ex-convict, once a Public Enemy No. 1, who falls back into a life of crime, set primarily in a rural California milieu. The main character, Roy Earle, was somewhat inspired by the author's research into the life and criminal exploits of John Dillinger -- a connection that, deliberately or not, was evoked by the casting of Humphrey Bogart in the role in the 1941 movie adaptation, in which the actor's vague resemblance to Dillinger was emphasized by his distinctive haircut in the film. .
The Almost Moon (Signed First Edition)

The Almost Moon (Signed First Edition) by Sebold, Alice

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The Almost Moon (Signed First Edition)
Author
Sebold, Alice
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780316677462
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 291pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in black paper-covered boards with title in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($24.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed and dated by the author on the title page in the year of publication. Laid in is a Barnes & Noble folded poster with their line-up of signing events including the one for Sebold. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
Quiddities; An Intermittently Philosophical Dictionary

Quiddities; An Intermittently Philosophical Dictionary by Quine, W.V.

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Title
Quiddities; An Intermittently Philosophical Dictionary
Author
Quine, W.V.
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780674743519
Condition
Fine
Description
Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($22.00), bumped at the edges, faded a shade at the spine. Grey cloth with silver gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Quine's work covering a wide range of eighty topics.
The German Northern Theater of Operations 1940-1945 (Army Pamphlet No. 20-271)

The German Northern Theater of Operations 1940-1945 (Army Pamphlet No. 20-271) by Earl Ziemke

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Title
The German Northern Theater of Operations 1940-1945 (Army Pamphlet No. 20-271)
Author
Earl Ziemke
Seller
Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Department of the Army, 1959. Paperback. Good. Black cloth wrappers. Mild wear. Has a good binding, no marks or notations. 342 pages. 23 maps, all included.

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