Making Informed Medical Decisions: Where to Look and How to Use What You Find by Nancy Oster |
by Gail Van Kanegan
|
Working with Your Doctor: Getting the Healthcare You Deserve (Patient-Centered Guides) by Nancy Keene |
The Savvy Patient: How to Get the Best Health Care (Capital Cares) by Mark Pettus |
How to Get Out of the Hospital Alive: A Guide to Patient Power by Sheldon P. Blau |
The highest ranking female surgeon at New York Presbyterian, wife, and mother of four tells how to get the doctor you need and the care you deserve. The United States has the best doctors and medical centers in the world, and you too can get to these doctorson any insurance plan or income. Get your doctor the way physicians do for themselves and their families. Introduction by Herbert Pardes, M.D., CEO of New York Presbyterian, and endorsed by the CEOs of Johns Hopkins and Washington University (St. Louis) Medical Centers. Dr. Pamela Gallin had hand surgery, which went well, but the cast was too tight. She needed two subsequent operations. This book answers questions like: How do you find the right doctor for you? What credentials do you want your doctor to have? How do you speak to him or her when you are in the office? What MUST you know about your hospital and how doctors function as a team?
This book decodes the mysteries of the medical world and shows you in a "how-to" way how to navigate the maze successfully. There are sections on the invisible doctorsthe anesthesiologists, radiologists, and pathologistswho are often more important than the doctor you start with. How to get a second opinion, where to find a doctor, and how to organize your complicated medical information, step by step and piece by piece.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
![]() |
69% buy the item featured on this page: How to Survive Your Doctor's Care $17.05 |
![]() |
10% buy Critical Conditions: The Essential Hospital Guide to Get Your Loved One Out Alive $13.57 |
![]() |
8% buy How to Get Out of the Hospital Alive: A Guide to Patient Power $11.21 |
![]() |
7% buy YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment $10.17 |
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
|
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. |