The medical mentor
Subtitle: get the health care you deserve in today's medical system
By: Bob Sheff.
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Medical personnel and patient; Medical care -- Popular works; Consumer education
Genres: Popular works.
Other titles: Get the health care you deserve in today's medical system
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Why do I need a medical mentor?; title: Who's in charge here anyway?; title: Understanding your insurance plan; title: Navigating your insurance policy; title: Pharmacy aide - finding relief from rising health costs; title: The doctor's office - the art of the appointment; title: Four ears are better than two - and other communication strategies; title: Urgent vs. emergent? - you decide!; title: Now I'm in the emergency room!; title: Tests and other procedures; title: Follow-up - it's up to you; title: There is more than one way to skin a cat; title: Second opinions - how to make the call; title: I'm going to the hospital; title: I'm in the hospital; title: I'm having surgery; title: Recovering from surgery or other hospitalizations; title: Community care vs. university care; title: Research protocols (experimental treatments); title: Internet - friend or foe?; title: Alternative medicine; title: Chronic illnesses that are stable or changing very slowly; title: Home care vs. nursing homes; title: Hoping for recovery; title: The insurance company is not the boss!.