The Accolade

The Accolade
Author: J. Heron J. J. Heron
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1440174504

World War II is smoldering in England. During these hard times, the Duke of Tyne struggles to keep his business interests alive in the United States. But he soon formulates a solution: he will send his son Wilfred and other family members to oversee the business in New York City. They will have to leave eleven-year-old Thomas William behind. But Thomas William adjusts swiftly to living in the castle with his adoring grandparents, the Duke and Duchess of Tyne. He is the happiest kid in England. As World War II is in full swing, his days are busy and filled with activity as the castle becomes a safe haven for children in the south of England who are affected by the tumultuous fighting. Thomas William and his best friend, Martin Gibbon, provide a valuable service to these children and are bestowed knighthood for their efforts. A work of historical fiction, The Accolade follows Thomas William, the eventual heir to the Dukedom of Tyne, from his childhood through early adulthood, as his social standing, hard work, and good luck consistently reward him and his best friend Martin.

Care After Covid: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It

Care After Covid: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It
Author: Shantanu Nundy
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1264259131

A practical action plan for reinventing healthcare in a post-pandemic world—from a physician-entrepreneur who works with Fortune 500 companies. If the healthcare system were an emperor, Covid-19 tragically revealed that it had no clothes. Healthcare had to adapt, and quickly―sparking a dramatic acceleration of virtual care, drive-through testing, and home-based services. In the process, old rules were rewritten and, perhaps surprisingly, largely in a good way for patients. To succeed in the post-pandemic world, all of us―patients, caregivers, providers, employers, investors, technologists, and policymakers―need to understand the new healthcare landscape and change our strategies and behaviors accordingly. In Care After Covid, practicing physician and business leader Dr. Shantanu Nundy—Chief Medical Officer of Accolade, which provides technology-enabled health services to Fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses―lays out a comprehensive plan to transform healthcare along three dimensions: Distributed: healthcare will happen where health happens. It will shift from where doctors are to where patients are—at home, in the community, and increasingly on their phones. Digitally enabled: healthcare and the relationships that are central to care will be strengthened by data and technology. It will shift from being siloed to connected, from being episodic to continuous, from one-size-fits-all to more personalized. Decentralized: healthcare decisions and resources will be in the hands of those closest to care. The power to determine who gets care and how they get it will shift away from governments and insurance companies to communities, employers, doctors, and patients. Filled with firsthand insights and stories from the frontlines of healthcare—as well as innovative solutions that were proven effective before and during the pandemic—Care After Covid shows all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem exactly what needs to change and, more importantly, how to do it. The time to act is now. We can’t afford not to.

The Knight

The Knight
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2005-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780765347015

Now in paperback--the first book in Wolfe's critically acclaimed two-volume epic fantasy, written in the Tolkien tradition, about a boy who learns about fighting, magic, love, and loyalty in a thrilling, coming-of-age story.