Beyond the Walls

MegaTrends, Movements and Market Disruptors Transforming American Healthcare

Published by Advantage Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

The American healthcare system is failing us. It is a frustratingly complex, opaque, and unaffordable system that results in suboptimal care and a deterioration of the welfare of the majority of American families. The experience of the past few decades and the recent ravaging pandemic has shown us that doing more of the same is not going to deliver us from this dilemma. But there is hope. There is a way to create a more accessible, consumer-friendly, safer, and affordable system of care for all of us.

In Beyond the Walls, Dr. Neuwirth, a physician, healthcare executive, and innovator distills, in understandable language, the learnings from years of in-depth research into the megatrends and market disruptors that are shaping the present and immediate future of American healthcare. Through the stories of those behind the movement, he uncovers the forces that are driving better health outcomes, more personalized care, greater equity, and lower costs.

Unlike many other books in this genre, the focus is on what’s right in American healthcare rather than on what’s wrong. It is practical, actionable and rooted in a realistic understanding of the industry's challenges and opportunities. It’s an inspiring and instructive read on the courageous leaders that are dismantling the barriers to innovation in healthcare delivery.

This book reads like a collection of heroic journeys. These stories encourage and embolden us not to be held hostage by the mindset, behaviors, and inertia of the past. They are intended to ignite the creativity, integrity, and courage of more leaders to go beyond the walls and leverage their own potential to contribute to a more humane future for American healthcare. This is a “must-read” for anyone who wants better healthcare and better health.

About The Author

Dr. Neuwirth is a healthcare executive with over 15 years of active clinical practice in Internal Medicine, and another 15 years serving in multiple executive roles within large healthcare systems.

His efforts to improve and transform healthcare delivery have been featured in Newsweek, Forbes, Fast Company, The Yale School of Management Journal, and in two Harvard case studies.

In August 2017, Dr. Neuwirth launched a healthcare podcast entitled, Creating a New Healthcare. The podcast was named as one of the most popular healthcare podcasts of 2018 and was awarded "Healthcare Podcast of the Year" by HITMC in April 2019. It continues to be one of the premier healthcare podcasts.

In April 2019, Dr. Neuwirth published Reframing Healthcare: A Roadmap for Creating Disruptive Change. In this book, Dr. Neuwirth outlines a comprehensive, sustainable, and replicable roadmap to transform healthcare delivery into a more consumer-oriented, humanistic, and value-based system.

In his most recent work, Beyond The Walls: Megatrends, Movements & Market Disruptors Transforming American Healthcare, Dr. Neuwirth presents a 3-part strategy to humanize healthcare delivery in the US.

Dr. Neuwirth is an alum of Tufts University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He received a Master's in Healthcare Management from the Harvard School of Public Health.

He is a popular lecturer at both the Harvard and Yale Schools of Public Health.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Advantage Books (September 5, 2023)
  • Length: 208 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781642256413

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Raves and Reviews

“Dr Neuwirth is one of the brightest and most constructive leaders and commentators in healthcare. He has an incredible perspective on healthcare and a positive humanistic viewpoint. It’s people like Zeev Neuwirth who give me hope that we can solve the daunting challenges in caring for 330 million Americans whose population is growing and aging.”
—Scott Becker,
Publisher, Becker’s Healthcare

“Zeev is a foremost thinker on the American healthcare system. This book outlines the major issues and considerations driving better health outcomes and experience at lower costs. A must-read for anyone interested in value-based care in the US now and in the future.”
—Patrick Conway,MD,
CEO of Care Solutions, Optum

“Zeev Neuwirth has given the world a gift. This new work provides us with a master view of what works and how things need to be changed in healthcare. It shines a light on proven concepts as well as some of the courageous leaders who are working to change things for the better.”
—Michellene Davis, Esq.,
President and CEO, National Medical Fellowships, Inc.

“In Beyond the Walls, Zeev shares poignant examples of how healthcare is being transformed and the profound benefits to patients and providers. I see this book as a wakeup call for policy makers and healthcare leaders—to recognize the importance of getting beyond the walls and to reduce the risks and barriers that our healthcare system imposes on those who seek to rehumanize it.”
—Sean Duffy,
CEO and Cofounder, Omada Health

“The American healthcare system needs to change. We all know that. What we need is fresh thinking and new solutions. In Beyond the Walls, Dr. Neuwirth shares his wisdom, empathy, and solutions on how to move beyond the literal, conceptual, and systemic walls of the past. This book should be read by every decision maker and policy maker in American healthcare.”
—Joseph J. Fifer, CPA, FHFMA
President and CEO, Healthcare Financial Management Association

Beyond the Walls is a groundbreaking analysis and brilliantly curated guide for the much-needed reform in our healthcare industry. It should be read by anyone who wants to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.”
—Ruby Gadelrab,
CEO & Founder, MDisrupt

“Too many books about healthcare talk about how we tear down the walls. Zeev Neuwirth’s new book takes the landmark approach of creating a better system. Read this book if you want to go beyond what’s wrong with American healthcare and want to be optimistic about where it can go!”
—Steve Klasko, MD, MBA,
Former President & CEO, Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health

“Dr. Neuwirth provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of American healthcare and offers practical solutions for how to transcend its limitations. This book is an essential read, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to contribute to the future of our nation’s healthcare system.”
—Hal Paz MD,
CEO, Stony Brook Medicine, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, Stony Brook University

“Zeev Neuwirth has a remarkable ability to take complex healthcare changes and make them actionable. Rather than just lamenting about all that is wrong, he focuses on how people are making medical care right. And as a result, he lights a path to better health for America’s future.”
—Robert Pearl, MD,
former CEO, The Permanente Medical Group; Professor, Stanford University Schools of Business

“Very few people exhibit Zeev's penetrating vision into our healthcare system. His insistence on getting to the 'why' instead of just reporting on the 'what' is invaluable to anyone attempting to navigate the healthcare industry.”
—Roy Schoenberg,
CEO & Cofounder, Amwell

“Dr. Zeev Neuwirth’s insightful reflections offer professional and historical perspectives on why American healthcare operates the way it does. It’s an important read for anyone working to make a difference in our system.”
—The Honorable David J Shulkin MD,
Ninth Secretary, US Department of Veterans Affairs

“Dr. Neuwirth challenges us to empower health consumers. He urges us not to settle for incremental changes that perpetuate the status quo but to dismantle the barriers that have restricted innovation and disruption. Beyond the Walls is a call-to-action to bring humanity back into our healthcare system.”
—Glen Tullman,
CEO, Transcarent & Medicine

Dr. Neuwirth’s latest book presents practical approaches to transform the broken American healthcare system. The examples he shares propel us to take collective actions that go beyond the same old ways of doing things. It is an engaging and energizing read that speaks to the truth-seeker in all of us.
—Sara Vaezy,
Chief Strategy & Digital Officer, Providence

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