You the Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment

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You the Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment

Editorial Review

Everyone needs to become a smart patient. In fact, in the worst cases, your life may even depend on it. Number one bestselling authors and doctors Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz have written this indispensable handbook to help everyone to get the best health care possible -- by making everyone into their own medical detective.

Witty, playful, at times offbeat, but always authoritative, You: The Smart Patient shows you how to become your own medical sleuth, tracing your medical family tree and wending your way through the pitfalls of any health care situation. Written in conjunction with the health care community's leading oversight group, The Joint Commission, the book shows readers in clear, easy steps how to take control of their own health care and deal with all matters that may come up when facing a medical case: from choosing the right doctor, hospital, and insurance company to navigating prescription drugs, specialists, treatment options, alternative medicine, pain management, or any problem that might arise.

Accessible, humorous, and filled with information that you need, You: The Smart Patient is a book for every patient and all those dealing with a loved one's medical issues.

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Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
• You...the Smart Patient
  This is a must-read before another visit to the doctor's office or any hospital. Just reading it gives YOU a sense of empowerment. It's loaded with common sense information designed to guide YOU into becoming more proactive in your own health care. Keep it handy.
• Incredibly useful for the newly diagnosed
  I bought this book some time ago, but never got around to reading it until I needed the information urgently. I read it cover to cover before passing it on to a family member recently diagnosed with cancer. It was incredibly useful and empowering while navigating the healthcare system for an new problem. We used many of the suggestions from the book during a hospital visit.
  The sections on researching a hospital and getting a second opinion had the most dramatic impact on us. Using the recommendations... more info
• Great value
  This is a comprehensive reference for anyone contemplating a hospital stay
  and its value cannot be overstated for genereal information for anyone seeing a Doctor.
• Dr. Roisen
  What can I say, all of Dr. Oz and Dr. Roisen's books are great. Never dissapointed

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