“True health care reform cannot happen in Washington. It has to happen in our kitchens, in our homes, in our communities. All health care is personal.” HomeHappensCareCommunityReformHealth CareKitchenOur CommunityHealth Care Reform Author:Mehmet Oz
“What we have now is doctors who are actually better technically at what they're doing in their specialty than 30 or 40 years ago, but we lost the relationship, when the doctor would look people in the eye and say, 'I care about you. We can do this together.'” PeopleYearsLooksEyeCareTogetherLostCan DoYears AgoDoctorsI CareDoctor WhoSpecialty Author:Mehmet Oz
“You cannot drive a system that's going to be aiming at preventing illness if everyone is not in it. The whole gaming of health insurance and health care in America is based on that fundamental principle: insure people who aren't sick and you don't have to pay more money on them.” PeopleIfsWholeCareAmericaPayPrinciplesSickFundamentalsIllnessHealth CareMore MoneyPreventingGamingFundamental Principles Author:Mehmet Oz
“In my business, if I get too close to you and you die, it hurts me. And so you develop a natural inclination not to be close to the patient, so that if things don't work out ideally, you can still get up the next day and care for the next patient.” IfsStillsCareDiesNextNaturalHurtPatientWork OutGet UpIt HurtsNext DayInclinationHurt Me Author:Mehmet Oz
“We are spending most of our time in American health care fixing the mistakes that either we in the profession are causing or our patients are, without recognizing it, causing to themselves.” CareMistakePatientSpendingProfessionHealth CareOur TimeRecognizingFixing Author:Mehmet Oz
“You learn how to take care of people from the women in your life.” PeopleCareTake Care Author:Mehmet Oz
