The Resource The take-charge patient : how you can get the best medical care, Martine Ehrenclou
The take-charge patient : how you can get the best medical care, Martine Ehrenclou
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- Summary
- Frustrated or confused about how to get good medical care? In her newest book, The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get The Best Medical Care, (Lemon Grove Press, on sale May 15, 2012) award-winning author and patient advocate, Martine Ehrenclou, empowers patients to become proactive, well informed participants in their own care. With advice and personal stories from over 200 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, health psychologists, patients and more, The Take-Charge Patient reveals insider information on how to cut through the red tape and navigate today's complex health care system with confidence
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages)
- Note
- "Insider information from 200 interviews with health professionals and patients"--Cover
- Contents
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- How I became a take-charge patient
- How you become a take-charge patient
- The take-charge patient's toolkit
- How to choose the best doctor for you
- Your relationship with your doctor
- Your relationship with the doctor's staff
- Scheduling tips to get in to see the doctor
- Prepare for your doctor visit
- The doctor will see you now
- Specialists
- How to prevent medication errors and manage your medications
- How to manage medical errors (misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis, and no diagnosis)
- How to research your medical conditions, medications, and treatments
- How to get discounted medical care and discounted medications
- Your health insurance
- Serious illnesses and chronic medical conditions
- Tests, procedures, and surgeries
- The hospital
- Urgent care centers, retail medical clinics, and the emergency room
- Prevention : your health
- Religious institutions and how they can help you
- Patient advocacy
- Concierge doctors and patient-centered care
- Telemedicine and telehealth
- Why it is essential to create your legal health documents now
- Patient safety checklists and sample questions for yourself and your doctor
- Label
- The take-charge patient : how you can get the best medical care
- Title
- The take-charge patient
- Title remainder
- how you can get the best medical care
- Statement of responsibility
- Martine Ehrenclou
- Subject
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- Caregivers
- Consumer education
- Patient advocacy
- Patient Participation -- Popular Works
- Physician and patient
- Hospital patients -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Physician-Patient Relations -- Popular Works
- Handbooks and manuals
- Consumer Health Information -- Popular Works
- Patient education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Office Visits -- Popular Works
- Caregivers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Physician and patient
- Patient Safety -- Popular Works
- Patient participation
- Consumer education
- Hospital care
- Patient participation
- Hospital care
- Patient advocacy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Patient education
- Self-care, Health
- Hospitalization -- Popular Works
- Hospital patients
- Self-care, Health
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Frustrated or confused about how to get good medical care? In her newest book, The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get The Best Medical Care, (Lemon Grove Press, on sale May 15, 2012) award-winning author and patient advocate, Martine Ehrenclou, empowers patients to become proactive, well informed participants in their own care. With advice and personal stories from over 200 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, health psychologists, patients and more, The Take-Charge Patient reveals insider information on how to cut through the red tape and navigate today's complex health care system with confidence
- Cataloging source
- BKL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ehrenclou, Martine
- Dewey number
- 610.696
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
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- R727.45
- RA
- LC item number
- .E49 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- handbooks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Patient advocacy
- Patient education
- Hospital patients
- Caregivers
- Physician and patient
- Patient participation
- Self-care, Health
- Hospital care
- Consumer education
- Patient Participation
- Physician-Patient Relations
- Patient Safety
- Office Visits
- Hospitalization
- Consumer Health Information
- Caregivers
- Consumer education
- Hospital care
- Hospital patients
- Patient advocacy
- Patient education
- Patient participation
- Physician and patient
- Self-care, Health
- Label
- The take-charge patient : how you can get the best medical care, Martine Ehrenclou
- Note
- "Insider information from 200 interviews with health professionals and patients"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- How I became a take-charge patient -- How you become a take-charge patient -- The take-charge patient's toolkit -- How to choose the best doctor for you -- Your relationship with your doctor -- Your relationship with the doctor's staff -- Scheduling tips to get in to see the doctor -- Prepare for your doctor visit -- The doctor will see you now -- Specialists -- How to prevent medication errors and manage your medications -- How to manage medical errors (misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis, and no diagnosis) -- How to research your medical conditions, medications, and treatments -- How to get discounted medical care and discounted medications -- Your health insurance -- Serious illnesses and chronic medical conditions -- Tests, procedures, and surgeries -- The hospital -- Urgent care centers, retail medical clinics, and the emergency room -- Prevention : your health -- Religious institutions and how they can help you -- Patient advocacy -- Concierge doctors and patient-centered care -- Telemedicine and telehealth -- Why it is essential to create your legal health documents now -- Patient safety checklists and sample questions for yourself and your doctor
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036892693
- Label
- The take-charge patient : how you can get the best medical care, Martine Ehrenclou
- Note
- "Insider information from 200 interviews with health professionals and patients"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- How I became a take-charge patient -- How you become a take-charge patient -- The take-charge patient's toolkit -- How to choose the best doctor for you -- Your relationship with your doctor -- Your relationship with the doctor's staff -- Scheduling tips to get in to see the doctor -- Prepare for your doctor visit -- The doctor will see you now -- Specialists -- How to prevent medication errors and manage your medications -- How to manage medical errors (misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis, and no diagnosis) -- How to research your medical conditions, medications, and treatments -- How to get discounted medical care and discounted medications -- Your health insurance -- Serious illnesses and chronic medical conditions -- Tests, procedures, and surgeries -- The hospital -- Urgent care centers, retail medical clinics, and the emergency room -- Prevention : your health -- Religious institutions and how they can help you -- Patient advocacy -- Concierge doctors and patient-centered care -- Telemedicine and telehealth -- Why it is essential to create your legal health documents now -- Patient safety checklists and sample questions for yourself and your doctor
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 304 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036892693
Subject
- Caregivers
- Caregivers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Consumer Health Information -- Popular Works
- Consumer education
- Consumer education
- Handbooks and manuals
- Hospital care
- Hospital care
- Hospital patients
- Hospital patients -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Hospitalization -- Popular Works
- Office Visits -- Popular Works
- Patient Participation -- Popular Works
- Patient Safety -- Popular Works
- Patient advocacy
- Patient advocacy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Patient education
- Patient education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Patient participation
- Patient participation
- Physician and patient
- Physician and patient
- Physician-Patient Relations -- Popular Works
- Self-care, Health
- Self-care, Health
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