Getting the Best from Your Doctor: An Insider's Guide to the Health Care You Deserve

by Alan Schwartz

Three doctors and a health care finance expert tell it like it is with real-life stories and techniques to inform and empower patients in today's complex health care system. Information includes choosing the doctor best suited for your personality, how to take advantage of your benefits and avoid pitfalls of medical care systems, and much more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565611551
• ISBN13: 9781565611559
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Chronimed Publishing
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

I wish I had this tool when I first sought a diagnosis...

Having been through the medical maze to find the correct diagnosis for my illness, Fibromyalgia Syndrome, I have learned the hard way how to "micro-manage" my health. If this book had been available when I began my journey, I think I would have been able to eliminate a lot of time spent on the heart-ache of mis-communication, and expectations that weren't realized. The "insider tips" and the forms would have been invaluable in communicating with the plethora of medical specialists I had to see to get a correct diagnosis. Thank you for this book!

Great suggestions for organizing your own health care!

After hearing two of the authors interviewed on PBS, I obtained a copy of the book. It is full of great information and exercises to help someone prepare, conduct, and plan their own health care. There's lots of suggestions for working with one's doctor to get the information they want to know. Very helpful for anyone who's frustrated or uncomfortable with their current situation.

One of the best guides around for the medical system

Even though I've had substantial exposure and experience with the medical system in this country, I learned many things from this book as to how to effectively utilize my doctor and other medical institutions. I liked this book so much that I'm sending copies to my friends and family.