Surviving Your Doctors: Why the Medical System is Dangerous to Your Health and How to Get Through it Alive
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.12 (663 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442201401 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An informative read!! This book was full of information. It stresses the importance of record keeping(as well as copies of tests) and getting acquainted with your Emergency Room and its available facilities Also, of researching (Googling) for your own knowledge. You should also write down your questions before you go to the doctor.The author also talks about the way doctors cover up their mistakes. The author gives you the to. books that inform. M. Fatima Muhammad I did receive both of these books that I ordered on time and in great condition. I bought one for myself and one for a daughter who suffers many health challenges, and I thought this book would be a great help for her. I have some health issues and knew this book could be a weapon in my arsenal of trying to do the right things fro myself healthwise. Thanks to the author for writing this book.. A Mixed Bag - "Surviving Your Doctors" tells of the hidden dangers, delays, and costs of seeking health care in America. Dr. Klein begins with stories of outside utilization review, without the reviewer having real ('hands on') knowledge of the patient but instead driven by financial incentives to deny added tests or care. (Conversely, having been administratively involved in this process years ago, upon learning that
Klein offers anecdotes and examples from his own career with internal and infectious medicine, as well as his experience as an expert witness in malpractice litigation, in this useful, though somewhat diffuse, resource. behind most of Europe, "including Poland and the Czech Republic." While Klein supports universal healthcare modeled on Medicare, he asserts that we'll need more: "substandard or negligent care have been swept under the rug" by the medical profession for too long. From Publishers Weekly With at least 100,000 hospital patients dying each year, associate professor and practicing internist Klein (From Anecdote to Antidote) calls medical malpractice in the U.S. As such, he insists that the medical profession needs "medical courts governed by specialists in medical ethics and respected physicians" to analyze mistakes and discipline offenders. . Further, patients and their families must be empowe
Filled with real stories of medical mishaps, anecdotes, and checklists, this book will walk readers through major areas of the medical world - from the doctor's office to the pharmacy, from the laboratory to the ER - giving them a clearer picture of how things really work, what health care workers really think, and how to take back control of their health and the care they receive.. It serves as a map of the medical minefield, told from the perspective of a doctor yet designed to reveal the faults in the system and the things that can and do go wrong during the course of both routine and specia