"As I See It" is a collection of personal essays about healthcare and healthcare reform.Although the content of these essays is factual, the authors utilize literary techniques to create an interesting narrative that conveys an intentional message. The essays in this collection often have a familiar tone and are characterized by authorial introspection and a personal struggle for honesty. Ideally, personal essays reveal hidden tensions and contradictions that may go against the grain of conventional wisdom in thought-provoking or complex ways.
The authors are primarily experienced healthcare professionals who have stepped back from their daily work to reflect on their personal experiences and how these experiences relate to some of the big picture (or policy) issues in healthcare. These essays provide a glimpse of what it is like to be inside the healthcare system. They invite a reexamination of taken-for-granted assumptions by documenting the complexity of the interrelationship between healthcare practice, economic markets, ethics, and corporate responsibility. The power of these essays comes from linking personal experience to the ongoing debate over the structure and nature of the US healthcare system."