YOU:The Smart Patient:An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment by MehmetC.Oz

By Ron Roizen, Michael F. M.D.;Oz, Mehmet M.D.;Oz, Lisa;Geraci

Everyone needs to become a smart patient. In fact, in the worst cases, your life may even depend on it. Number one bestselling authors and doctors Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz have written this indispensable handbook to help everyone to get the best health care possible -- by making everyone into their own medical detective. Witty, playful, at times offbeat, but always authoritative, You: The Smart Patient shows you how to become your own medical sleuth, tracing your medical family tree and wending your way through the pitfalls of any health care situation. Written in conjunction with the health care community's leading oversight group, The Joint Commission, the book shows readers in clear, easy steps how to take control of their own health care and deal with all matters that may come up when facing a medical case: from choosing the right doctor, hospital, and insurance company to navigating prescription drugs, specialists, treatment options, alternative medicine, pain management, or any problem that might arise. Accessible, humorous, and filled with information that you need, You: The Smart Patient is a book for every patient and all those dealing with a loved one's medical issues.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739467581
• ISBN13: 9780739467589
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 479 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Humorous Rx - Should Have Become 'Smart Patient' Sooner!!

HURRAY!! Finally and Funny 2!! Move over Marcus Welby!! This CPR instructor turned leukemia patient just discovered the Best reading and resource/guide I should have devoured years ago!! Now I know how to be a better patient. With humor and clarity, Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz guide us from beginning to search for a new doctor thru medications to insurance company needs, and every thing in between. I could have been so much wiser = Thank Heaven these 2 wise men explain 'basic patient medical doctor cooperations' clearly and with funny illustrations each of us wish someone had told us years ago. This is my new favorite gift for high school grads, college students, new military retirees, and every household in our family. Our own experience could have been much less pain and stress filled!! Yes, we really do strongly recommend every one of us needs our own copy of 'YOU - The Smart Patient'. Get your own copy SOONEST!! Thank You Dr. Roizen!! Thank You Dr. Oz!!

If You Have Health Issues Purchase this Book.

Every Doctor, Nurse, Medical Professional and Funeral Director needs to have this book in their Library and make it available to patients. If you lack health insurance or have substandard Health Care purchase this book. The section on doctor visits will help you. The section on hospitals could save your life. The health insurance issues will shock you. This work gives you helpful tips on your health care. It is a must for everyone with health issues.(Large Print Helpful) So why only four stars? The work is not "titled" effectively. It is more than a "Smart Patient Book" The book is about more than getting the best care possible. It is a health care system survival guide. In this book the authors let us know the the #1 cause of Death in America. Those of us who sign Death Certificates(doctors and funeral directors) are well aware of this threat to health. It is not cancer or heart disease. I exhort you: Purchase these pages.I gave my copies away and need to purchase more. This book will help you live longer and avoid Your Funeral, for awhile. The pages here will buy you more time in life. The book is a survival guide. It is better than funeral insurance.