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Working with Your Doctor: Getting the Healthcare You Deserve » (1ST)
Authors: Nancy Keene
ISBN-13: 9781565922730, ISBN-10: 1565922735
Format: Paperback
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Date Published: July 1998
Edition: 1ST
Author Biography: Nancy Keene
Keene is an expert in the field of childhood cancer. She is one of the original developers of the Patient-Centered Guides series.
Book Synopsis
Getting optimal health care in today's world requires that you participate in the process. Providing an education for even the most savvy consumer, PARTNERS IN HEALTH contains in-depth and practical information on how to select a doctor, communicate clearly, ask about tests and treatments, find out about options, take action if you've been wronged, deal with HMOs, and more.
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| 1 | Taking Charge of Your Health Care | 1 |
| 2 | Finding the Right Doctor | 19 |
| 3 | Getting What You Need from Managed Care | 45 |
| 4 | Communication | 75 |
| 5 | Physician Rights and Responsibilities | 103 |
| 6 | Patient Rights and Responsibilities | 131 |
| 7 | Problem Solving | 157 |
| 8 | Getting a Second Opinion | 175 |
| 9 | Changing Doctors | 191 |
| 10 | Questions to Ask About Tests, Drugs, and Surgery | 205 |
| 11 | Taking Action if You Have Been Wronged | 233 |
| 12 | Clinical Trials | 249 |
| 13 | Researching the Medical Literature | 269 |
| A | Ethics Codes and Bills of Rights | 301 |
| B | American Board of Medical Specialties | 307 |
| C | Sources of Information on Medical Conditions | 311 |
| D | Sources of Information on General Medical Topics | 325 |
| E | Medical Information Search Companies | 331 |
| Notes | 333 | |
| Suggested Reading | 341 | |
| Index | 347 |
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