description: First do no that's the doctor's credo and one Cy Homer*, M.D. lived by. But when he cooperated with an FBI investigation into his hospital's misappropriation of federal grants and patient care funds, he learned the hard way that not everyone in the medical world shared his commitment to integrity. Compelling, frightening and intensely personal, Do No Harm chronicles Dr. Homer's encounter with evil at a public hospital--a harrowing experience that nearly cost him his life. Shortly after his testimony implicated officials in criminal activities, the doctor inexplicably became ill--nearly blind, no feeling in his limbs, partially paralyzed--and utterly unable to function. Doctors believed he would surely die. Only months later, as he clung to life, did they discover the reason for his someone had poisoned him with arsenic. Miraculously, he has fully recovered, determined to tell the story of his whistleblowing and why it placed him in a murderer's sights.The hospital is operated by the gigantic Health Corporation of America (HCA), a conglomerate owned by the family of then-Senate Majority Leader William Frist. Investigations into Dr. Homer's allegations--and into his attempted murder--are still ongoing. Yet, without a doubt, Dr. Homer's whistleblowing testimony has shown that the hospital falsified peer and safety reviews, silenced dedicated physicians, and put patients' lives at risk.Prior to the events that almost destroyed his career and his health, Dr. Homer was one of the hospital's star physicians. He remains a doctor and scientist of repute, and an activist who writes op-ed pieces for major newspapers, organizes rallies, and testifies at congressionalforums. His ongoing struggle to restore medical integrity and real accountability to our nation's healthcare system will resonate with the public and physicians alike.*Cy Homer is a pseudonym, as the author's name is temporarily withheld due to the on-going legal case. The gag order will be lifted in time for publication, and the doctor will be available to do publicity.
language: English
title: Do No Harm: A Doctor's Odyssey into Medicine's Secret Empire of Lies, Hardball & Poison
titlecomplete: Do No Harm: A Doctor's Odyssey into Medicine's Secret Empire of Lies, Hardball & Poison
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publisher: Union Square Press