| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 How I Became a Take-Charge Patient -- 2 How You Become a Take-Charge Patient -- 3 The Take-Charge Patient's Toolkit -- 4 How to Choose the Best Doctor for You -- 5 Your Relationship with Your Doctor -- 6 Your Relationship with the Doctor's Staff -- 7 Scheduling Tips to Get in to See the Doctor -- 8 Prepare for Your Doctor Visit -- 9 The Doctor Will See You Now -- 10 Specialists -- 11 How to Prevent Medication Errors and Manage Your Medications |
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""12 How to Manage Medical Errors (Misdiagnosis, Missed Diagnosis and No Diagnosis)""""13 How to Research Your Medical Conditions, Medications and Treatments""; ""14 How to Get Discounted Medical Care and Discounted Medications""; ""15 Your Health Insurance""; ""16 Serious Illnesses and Chronic Medical Conditions""; ""17 Tests, Procedures and Surgeries""; ""18 The Hospital""; ""19 Urgent Care Centers, Retail Medical Clinics and the Emergency Room""; ""20 Prevention�Your Health""; ""21 Religious Institutions and How They Can Help You""; ""22 Patient Advocacy"" |
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23 Concierge Doctors and Patient-Centered Care24 Telemedicine and Telehealth -- 25 Why It Is Essential to Create Your Legal Health Documents Now -- Definitions -- Resources -- Recommended Books -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Patient Safety Checklists and Sample Questions for Yourself and Your Doctor -- Index -- About the Author |
| Summary |
Become a Take-Charge Patient with insider information from 200 medical professionals. Award-winning author empowers you to be well informed and proactive in your own medical care. Prevent medication errors, find the right doctor, prepare for appointments, make the most of the precious minutes with your doctor, form a collaborative relationship with your doctor, get discounted medication and medical care, manage your health insurance, and more. When she developed debilitating, chronic pain, author Martine Ehrenclou used every strategy in her new book. She went from advocate for others to advocate for herself. After eleven doctors failed to diagnose correctly, Martine found her own diagnosis and the correct surgeon to treat her. She is now pain free |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Patient advocacy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Patient education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Hospital patients -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Patient participation.
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Physician and patient.
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Self-care, Health.
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Patient education -- Popular works
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Patient Participation
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Physician-Patient Relations
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Patient Safety
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Office Visits
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Hospitalization
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Consumer Health Information
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Patient Advocacy
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Self Care
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Physician & Patient.
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Physician and patient
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Patient participation
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Hospital care
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Patient advocacy
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Patient education
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Self-care, Health
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Popular works
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011913236 |
| ISBN |
0981524087 |
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9780981524085 |
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9780981524047 |
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0981524044 |
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9780981524054 |
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0981524052 |
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