Taking Charge of Your Own Health

Lisa Hall

Description

The realities of American health care, 2009:Less personal medical attention due to cost-cutting and regulationA 40 percent national misdiagnosis rate, per recent surveysA critical need for people to take responsibility for their own careTargeting these issues, author Lisa Hall--whose debilitating condition took nearly ten years to properly diagnose--offers a wide variety of practical resources to empower patients. Hall's experience is buttressed by the expertise of internal-medicine doctor Ronald Wyatt, a fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.Readers will find valuable guidance on how tofind the right kind of doctor, check physician credentials, and increase benefits of office visitsmaximize Internet researchnavigate medical insurance, Medicare, workers' compensation, and Social Security disabilityreduce vulnerability to hospital mistakesorganize medical recordsThe author encourages readers to move forward step by step--and to look back and see God's plan taking shape through the difficulties.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
• Date de parution: 01 décembre 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780736937184
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

Extrait

“Taking Carge of Your Own Healtis a must-read for consumers trying to find teir way troug te maze of our ealt-care system. By relating er own amazing journey and tose of oters, Ms. Hall enligtens consumers on wat ealt-care providers already know: Patients, togeter wit sup- portive family members, are teir own best advocates wen seeking ig- quality, safe care.” —M C, RN, MPH Former Vice President for Quality Improvement and Risk Management Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

“Lisa Hall’sTaking Carge of Your Own Healtis full of wisdom gatered from er own nine-year struggle to regain wellness, as well as being a tor- oug survey of te less-tan-perfect U.S. ealt-care system. Follow er lead: Become informed, ask questions, consider te many options available to you, and become an active partner in your own ealt-and-wellness team!”

—S P, MD Former NASA Astronaut and Mount Everest summiteer

“Lisa Hall as torougly investigated every facet of ealt care to provide tools and tips tat are useful to anyone seeking solutions to medical prob- lems…Taking Carge of Your Own Healtprovides an insider’s guide to acquiring te best medical care possible.” —J C Senior Vice President, Institute for Healtcare Improvement

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All Scripture quotations are taken from te New King James Version. Copyrigt © 1982 by homas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rigts reserved. Cover by Dugan Design Group, Bloomington, Minnesota Cover potos © SulteProductions / iStockpoto; James Steidl / Fotolia; autor poto on back cover by Blue Sky Potograpy, Madison, AL, www.blue-sky-potograpy.com his book is not intended to take te place of sound professional medical advice. Neiter te autor nor te publiser assumes any liability for possible adverse consequences as a result of te informa- tion contained erein. he names and details of some individuals wose circumstances are mentioned erein ave been altered to protect teir privacy.

TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR OWN HEALTH Copyrigt © 2009 by Lisa Hall Publised by Harvest House Publisers Eugene, Oregon 97402 www.arvestousepublisers.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  Hall, Lisa, 1962-  Taking carge of your own ealt / Lisa Hall, wit Ronald Wyatt.  p. cm.  ISBN 978-0-7369-2479-5 (pbk.)  1. Self-care, Healt. I. Wyatt, Ronald. II. Title.  RA776.95.H355 2009  613—dc22  2009017194 All rigts reserved.No part of tis publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mecanical, digital, potocopy, recording, or any oter—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, witout te prior permission of te publiser. Printed in te United States of America 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 / DP-SK / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

To my beloved moter, Patricia K. Hall.

Mom was te epitome of quiet strengt and dignity even in te face of adversity. Witout fail, se put oters first, rigt up until er last ours on eart. We never ad to earn er love or support; it was always unconditional.

hanks, Mom. his is for you.

Contents

 Quick-Reference Guide to Information Sections . . . . . . . . . . . .   Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .    A Partnersip Effort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 Into te Abyss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   My searc for diagnosis

Part 1: Taking Responsibility for Your Health . “Treatment Is  Percent Diagnosis”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   How to elp your doctor find a correct answer

. Head It Off at te Pass, Part One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Strengtening your system

. Head It Off at te Pass, Part Two. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Reducing your risk factors

. he Rigts and Responsibilities of Patients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Proactively using ealt care

. Wat Kind of Practitioner Do I Need?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Surveying ability and availability

. Wen Good Hospitals Go Bad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Avoiding te pitfalls and taking advantage of te resources

. “Someone Took Away Our Swords,” Part One. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Finding success wit insurance providers

. “Someone Took Away Our Swords,” Part Two. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Dealing wit drug/dental/vision coverage, disability,  and workers’ compensation

Part 2: Taking Charge of Your Attitude . “Find Happiness Werever You Can”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Managing adversity and seeing its gifts

.UnderstandingGod’sWill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Finding meaning in your experience

 Resources at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Helpful Carts for Recordkeeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Acknowledgments and List of Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Guide to Medical Terminology in his Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 