The patient's playbook : how to save your life and the lives of those you love / Leslie D. Michelson.
"The Patient's Playbook is a compelling narrative of personal stories that imparts lessons and illuminates strategies for better, and even life-saving, medical decision-making. With clarity and as a call to action, the book presents the most effective approach to getting the best from a broken system: sourcing excellent doctors, choosing the right treatment protocols in the "no mistake zone," researching with precision, and structuring the ideal support team. Leslie D. Michelson has devoted his life's work to helping people access the best quality medical care--serving as an expert navigator for hundreds of clients. As the former head of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the CEO of Private Health Management he has dedicated his life's work to helping individuals find the courage and confidence to get what they need in a challenging health system"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 038535228X
- ISBN: 9780385352284
- Physical Description: xi, 320 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2015]
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1 How to be Prepared: The way you interact with doctors and hospitals could be dangerous to your health. Here are your take-charge steps: Find and partner with a good primary care physician, complete your personal health binder, and round up your wellness team. 19 -- 1 Why Having the Right Primary Care Physician will change your life: How to view this essential relationship-and what your doctor should be doing for you 21 -- 2 How to find the best Primary care Physician for you:...or develop a better relationship with the one you have. Plus: advice from doctors on dealing with them 37 -- 3 Three things you can do right now to be better prepared: Write your family's medical memoir, collect your records, and take inventory. -- 4 Develp a Support Team: Why you need to recruit an effective health care quarterback-and how to ask 77 -- Part 2 Experts and Emergencies: When a potential health crisis looms, how to get to the bottom of the problem and the top tier of medical care. Plus: how to handle yourself in an emergency (room). -- 5 Overtreatment can be as dangerous as Undertreament: How to find the right level, no matter your condition 89 -- 6 How to find and Interview the Medical Experts you need: Don't just Google it-here are smarter ways to get the right specialists. 107 -- 7 EMERGENCY ROOM IOI: The four most common mistakes made in the first twenty-four hours of a medical emergency 139 -- Part 3 What to do when serious Illness Strikes: Get to the No-Mistake Zone by following the four steps of Intensive Case Management. 165 -- 8 Patient, M.D.: You've got a major health problem. Approach it like a pro. 167 -- 9 Step I-Immerson: Learn everything you can about your illness and the doctors who are passionate about it. 175 -- 10 Step 2-Diagnosis: How to be sure you've been correctly diagnosed? Follow the carpenter's rule: Measure twice, cut once. 197 -- 11 Step 3-Treatment: How to identify the right treatment plan-and the best doctor for you 213 -- 12 Step 4-Coordination: How to make sure your doctors are performing like a team 245 -- 13 Competence and Courage: Now that you've got it, lead the way 269.
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