E-book Category: Fitness, Health, Medicine
E-book Title: Healthcare Secrets Revealed-Finally
Book Description: "You're About To Learn Healthcare 'Secrets' Most People Will Never Discover: How To Instantly Shatter Obstacles To Your Personal Health Care Using Practical Proven Strategies Not Published Anywhere Else ........."
Grab on to these "how to" benefits...now: How to bring doctors to their knees practically begging to treat you
without them even realizing it.
How to effectively and comfortably communicate with your doctor.
How to use the new "insider information" to save you time and money.
How to find good doctors that you can trust and rely on.
How to avoid the frustrations and disappointments that result from mediocre
healthcare and an inefficient health care system.
How to manage the barriers to top healthcare when you can't avoid them. Who else has told you how to handle all these things? Nobody!
Why do you suppose that's true? Well, you probably are aware of the most common reason. Physicians
just don't take the time to relate this kind of information to patients. Most doctors think you can figure
it out by yourself, unfortunately.
This book is a "one of a kind," and opens up a whole new niche in healthcare information.
Why would you buy such a book? ......Glad you asked. - You won't find this information published anywhere else.
- Every strategy and tactic is easy enough for a 12 year old to use.
- Each idea can be used immediately--don't have to practice anything.
- The whole process is adaptable to any age group of patients.
- Real life medical practice examples are used to illustrate important issues.
- This information comes from over 35 years of experience in medical practice.
- I am one of the few physicians you can reach directly and ask questions of.
- Every topic is focused on your obtaining top healthcare and how to do it.
- You will receive reliable health information you can depend on and use.
- The book discusses serious issues---with some humor added.
- Photo illustrations of important points in the content may raise some eyebrows.
- Because you want better medical care and no one has informed you how
to get it...till now.
If you are expecting to be bombarded with marketing hype and unbelievable guarantees in this book, you'll be disappointed. I don't tolerate B.S. or "repaired" healthcare and medical information. The Internet and Media are saturated with outright false or unreliable information. It makes any physician disgusted at what they see and hear about back-room medical cures, false advertising about what some alternative medications can do for you, and unproven claims about diet and weight loss programs
Have you ever been confronted by any of these problems during you ventures through the health care system? - How to handle an irritating doctor.
- How to deal with a nasty medical office staff member.
- How to find the right doctor for you.
- How to get more time with the doctor than you do now.
- How to dump your own doctor, and leave, as friends.
- How to communicate with your doctor and get results every time.
- How to save time and money with smart appointment tactics.
- How to determine the quality and capabilities of your doctor.
- How to handle your grumpy doctor when it's necessary.
- How to trust your doctor for the right reasons.
Are you still with me? You can't kid me. I know you're hanging on every sentence and can't wait to get to the next benefit.
These are a few of the problems patients run into while being shuffled through the healthcare system. And, frankly, I haven't been able to find any legitimate articles or books written by credible authors explaining how to manage any of these dilemmas. Seems like a "no man's land" territory in literature.
This "Healthcare Secrets Revealed--Finally" book should stimulate you to: - Recognize you have obligations to meet in order to get top medical care.
- Understand you need to take control of your own health care.
- Gain health education knowledge you need to use to live longer and happier.
- No longer be afraid of, or intimidated by, your doctor.
- Develop a plan for every office visit---and come out the door smiling every time.
- Be aware of the many problems going on inside the profession which will
affect your care.
- Know how to change doctors with the least disruption of your care.
Yep.....it's all in the book! Invest now!
Do you have any idea of how much personal time you waste in your meandering through the health care system? Want to know how you can save that time and put it to family or productive activity uses that adds to improvement of your life and happiness?
You'll be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to do when you make use of all the strategies included in this four volume treatise filled with light bulb moments. Each gives disciplined advice to fertile minds. Incredibly, there is no cease fire of teaching you how to keep time by a different clock from cover to cover.
Can you find an easier way to save money than to avoid being trapped into being a victim of the health care gimmicks being used to extract your hard earned money?
Such things as avoiding repeated office visits (and co-pay), baby sitter expense, and transportation costs going back and forth should pull the curtain back on the relentless behind the scenes
monetary quicksand.
Is it actually "secrets" I'm revealing, or could it be I'm putting a new face on the chinks of the medicine delivery system you haven't considered taking advantage of in the past? And maybe even never knew about?
Has any doctor taken the time to tell you what they think about these issues? They usually take the first off-ramp on the healthcare highway that takes them directly to their goals; and patients have been primed to reluctantly accept what's given.
If you have an experienced insider guide who can pave the way to top healthcare for you, then taking control of your own healthcare is that much easier. This book is your guide for now, and a pretext of what's to come next. Aren't you curious?
What investment are you willing to make for this unique
powerhouse of medical strategies which will impact on your health?
Such a composition which contains 280 pages of diverse and complex healthcare information can be a drive-by scanner's dreams or a rich experience for more reflective readers. Because this book whets your appetite for more in-depth introspection, you may need to keep in touch with what's coming next.
Most readers lose their concentration while reading over 70 or so pages at a time. The purposeful division of the book into four sequential areas of strategies and implementation of those strategies, each of about that same length, allows you to learn and digest the health information at a pace compatible with your personal understanding and comprehension.
Volume 1
Introduction
Can't You Find Anything Better To Do Than Trying To Improve Your Health Care?
If your answer is NO-I have some welcome surprises in store for you
If you want ammunition to fight for better health care-look no further.
Acknowledgements
Recognition and thanks is never enough
About The Author
There's something beautiful about extending yourself to others
Preface
Extract the meaning and apply it to works
Chapter 1
Health Care System Mess:
Knowing how the system got this way may account for your nausea! - How did medical care get to this ugly point?
- What is it that keeps us stonewalled?
- Why do patients have to be the ones that have to change?
- Why the health care system won't change.
- The shift in health care responsibility sucks.
Chapter 2
Lord, Please Don't Let Me Get Sick:
Does it really matter what happens to you? - How the health care system affects us.
- Do you remember how health care used to be.
- What should you expect from the health care system in the future?
- Whose in charge of the health care system?
- The knack of surviving the health care gauntlet.
Chapter 3
Relating To Your Doctor:
How to find out who your doctor really is. - Qualities to look for in a good doctor.
- How to find the perfect doctor.
- Personality patterns are easy to detect.
- The practice credos of your doctor
- Late arriving of the doctor's real self.
Chapter 4
Jousting With Your Doctor's Office Staff:
Learning how to wrestle any mean nurse to the floor. - Dealing with an office staff person that "burns" you.
- Good options.
- Bad options-No Hitting!
- Eventual outcomes for the better.
Volume 2
Chapter 5
If You Don't Like Your Doctor:
How to handle an aggravating doctor. - Options for patients.
- Reasons for your dislike.
- Looking for a new doctor?
- How to dump your present doctor and still be friends.
- Why it's important not to use anger when departing.
- Persistence of the bad "first impression" thoughts.
Chapter 6
How To Communicate With Your Doctor:
Secrets on how to talk to your doctor. - Best was to get to your doctor.
- Worst ways to communicate.
- Most efficient and time saving ways to communicate with your doctor.
- Times when stress shows through a doctor's veneer.
- Patience and reasonableness always win.
Chapter 7
What Is A Doctor's Usual Work Day Like? You Need To Know!
How the doctor's workday affects you as a patient. - Morning
- Noon
- Afternoon
- Evening
Chapter 8
Smart Appointment Strategies:
How to be smart about appointments-otherwise suffer. - Doctor's office scheduling methods aren't perfect.
- How to save yourself a lot of time with appointment scheduling.
- Handling interrupted appointments.
- Bending the rules does work if..............
Volume 3
Chapter 9
Techniques To Use To Grab More Time With The Doctor:
How to make each minute last for 5 minutes. - Written lists of symptoms, medical problems, and questions.
- Medication lists-and not just the name of the medication.
- Scant and missing medical information on the history form will come back
to harm you. - Prioritize your questions you intend to ask the doctor.
- You have only 8 minutes with the doctor-no small talk.
Chapter 10
How To Handle Your Doctor:
How to worm your way into his-her arena and play the game. - How to handle your doctor when you need to.
- Combat tactics to use against doctors who are too hurried to care.
- Controlling the factors that allow you more time with the doctor during the visit.
- Handling the discussion part of the visit.
- Learning little secrets (more details of how it helps you).
Chapter 11
Can You Trust Your Doctor To Treat Your Illness Properly?
How to find trust where it may be hidden. - Clues to look for when your doctor is behind the times.
- How d doctors keep their medical knowledge current?
- Consultation substitutes for lack of medical know how.
- Your track record of cures by your doctor is compelling proof.
- Explains everything---is a good sign.
- Does the doctor listen to you?
- Good follow-up says a lot about a doctor's reliability.
Chapter 12
How To Make It Easier For Your Doctor To Treat You:
If you want the best care, here's how to get it. - It's worth the effort.
- Good communication is all it's bragged up to be.
- Educate yourself about your own illness (ailments).
- How lack of trust makes it hard for the doctor to treat you.
- Personality clashes.
- How follow-up can make treating you easier.
Chapter 13
Looking At The Doctor's Side Of An Office Visit:
How to obtain the WORST health care possible. - Faking symptoms or illness.
- Children in the exam room.
- Trading medical problems for attention.
- Misinterpretation of explanations and options.
- Doctor personalities that trash your medical care.
Volume 4
Chapter 14
Rules Of Engagement:
How to reach hallowed ground-without losing the battle. - Being obstinate to recommended medical treatment has repercussions.
- Marching in with your rigid rules of how you must be managed.
- Family members overruling medical advice.
- Patient's decisions that conflict with ethical medical practice.
- If the doctor refuses to treat you.
- Relying on what you read or heard rather than the doctor's advice.
- Maneuvering through the office maze-and elsewhere.
Chapter 15
Patient Obligations In Health Care:
How to avoid the seven greatest barriers to good medical care. - What is it that is expected of you?
- Some simple and easy obligations.
- Important obligations-if you snooze, you lose.
Chapter 16
Expectations For Health Care Treatment:
How to move your expectations into the world of reality. - Expectations mask reality.
- Dangers of not meeting expectations.
- Complications and expectations.
- Medical errors go well beyond medications.
- Recurrences of disease or medical problems.
- Medical or surgical outcomes may not be optimal.
Chapter 17
Doctor's Normal Obligations In Medical Care:
How obligations differ from guarantees. - Physician's oath says, "Do no harm?"
- Respect all patients regardless of ethnic or cultural differences.
- Maintain medical knowledge and expertise.
- Reveal common risks, potential complications, and side effects of medical and surgical procedures and medications.
- Follow the ethical and moral standards of the profession.
- Practice within the medical law and standards of the state where they practice.
- Make known the risks of not following medical advice.
Chapter 18
Advantages of medical care by mid-level providers:
Learn who they are and what they do. - Use of the whole health care team.
- My take on the mid-level health care providers.
Chapter 19
Autopsy Report:
When all issues are under the microscope, and all the pieces are put together, your
conclusions may put "life" back into your personal "doctor-patient relationship."
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Appendix 1
What the Hippocratic Oath "really" says!
In addition, you don't know the half of it!
Appendix 2
The Law of Hippocrates:
Hippocrates own view of physician responsibility and morality.
Appendix 3
Medical Caduceus and Staff of Asclepius:
Confusion about the logo representing physicians and medical care.
Appendix 4
Disclaimers: It's how we protect ourselves legally from unrealistic expectations. More... | 
