Empowered Patient How to Get the Right Diagnosis, Buy the Cheapest Drugs, Beat Your Insurance Company, and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time

Name: Empowered Patient How to Get the Right Diagnosis, Buy the Cheapest Drugs, Beat Your Insurance Company, and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time
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ISBN: 9780345513748

ISBN-10: 0345513746

ISBN-13: 9780345513748

Edition: 2010

Authors: Elizabeth S. Cohen

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The facts are alarming: Medical errors kill more people each year than AIDS, breast cancer, or car accidents. A doctorrs"s relationship with pharmaceutical companies may influence his choice of drugs for you. The wrong key word on an insurance claim can deny you coverage. Through real life stories, including her own, and shrewd advice, CNNrs"s Elizabeth Cohen shows you how to become your own advocate and navigate the minefield of todayrs"s health-care system. But therers"s good news. Discover how to bull; find a doctor who "gets" you and listens to you bull; ask the right questions for the best treatment bull; make the most out of a short office visit bull; cut out-of-pocket costs for…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/10/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.29" wide x 7.98" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English

Elizabeth S. Cohen teaches in the Department of History and in the Division of Humanties, York University.



Introduction



How to Be a "Bad Patient"


You Know You're a "Good Patient" When...


Why You Need to Be a Bad Girl



How to Find Dr. Right (and Fire Dr. Wrong)


Finding Dr. Right Can Save Your Life


When Your Doctor Fires You



Don't Leave a Doctor's Appointment Saying "Huh?"


How to Find a Doctor's Email Address



How to Avoid a Misdiagnosis


The Man Who Caught His Own Cancer


High School Girl Diagnoses Her Own Disease in Science Class


Five Red Flags That You've Been Misdiagnosed



How to Become an Internet MD (Medical Detective)


The Top Five Reasons You Need to Go Beyond Google


The Case of the Tingling Hands



You vs. the Insurance Industry


How to Get Help When You're Battling Your Insurance Company



How to Get Good Drugs Cheap


Saving Money on Bernadine's Prescription Drugs


There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch... or a Free Drug!



Don't Fall for Medical Marketing



Don't Let a Hospital Kill You


Dennis Quaid's Tips for Keeping Safe in the Hospital


Washing Hands: The Howie Mandel Solution


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Appendix


Notes


Index