Surviving
Your Doctors:
Why
the Medical System is Dangerous to Your Health
and How to Get through it Alive
In a nation where the furor of the health care
debate has taken precedence over any real reform, Surviving
Your Doctors is a timely and much needed guide to getting
the best care possible out of a flawed system. With its in-depth
explanations, guidance, and direction, this book offers patients
a prescription to maneuvering their way through the health
care maze.
| Catch
up with Dr. Klein's in his latest interview from
Westfair Online
on Vimeo. Health care has taken center stage of late
with no shortage of deliberation, speculation and consternation
– from lawmakers on Capitol Hill to taxpayers on
Main Street, from board rooms to barrooms, and everywhere
in between. Reform? Restore? Ignore? Whatever your view,
it doesn’t appear we’ll see any resolution
before the new year. In the meantime, life goes on in
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SURVIVING YOUR DOCTORS Table
of Contents:
Introduction
SECTION 1: “Everyday
Medical and Health Concerns ”
Taking Control of Your Healthcare: Or, the Wisdom
of Second and Third Opinions
Insurance Companies: Organized Crime or Just
Bad Policies?
An Apple A Day: And Other Things to Protect
Your Health When Visiting the Doctor's Office
Does Your Kid Really Need That Shot?: Protecting
Your Children in the System
The Pharmacy and Prescription Drugs: Or Beware,
the Spoonful of Sugar That Helps the 'Bad Medicine' Go Down
Visiting the ER without Feeling Like a Bit Player
on a TV Drama
SECTION 2: “Major Diseases and Long-Term Issues”
A Real Heart-to-Heart about Cardiac Care
How to Handle the Big C from A to Z
Baby Boom or Bust: How to Stroll through Maternity,
Neonatal, and Fertility Issues
You Give Me Fever: Infection and Communicable
Diseases
How to Maintain Some Sanity in the Mental Health
System
SECTION 3: “The Hospital
and Major Procedures”
Hospital Out-Patient Visits and How to Make
Sure that You Actually Get Out
Hospital Stays: As Dangerous as a War Zone?
Medical Test and How to Avoid Becoming a Lab
Rat
Major Surgeries: Or, How to Make Sure You Still
Have a Leg to Stand on Afterward
SECTION 4: “The Future
of Medicine”
A Cure for the Medical System
$32.95 Cloth 1-4422-0139-8 / 978-1-4422-0139-2
Dec 2009 196pp
REVIEWS
William H. Frishman, M.D.
Rosenthal Professor & Chairman, Department of Medicine,
New York Medical College and Director of Medicine, Westchester
Medical Center
Dr.
Klein provides a practical and detailed analysis of what patients
should know about the health care system, so they can become
more informed health care consumers.
Andrew J. Spano
County Executive, Westchester County, NY
Dr. Kleins' book hits the
nail on the head. The lack of quality care and the danger
in many of our hospitals is a timely issue as our nation considers
health care reform. It's important that everyone take control
of their own health care and protect themselves against careless
practitioners. His examples and advice on taking more control
of one's own health care will go a long way to creating a
better and safer system.
Dee DelBello
CEO and Publisher, Westchester Business Publication
This is a courageous expose
of negligent practices in his own profession and serves as
an important guide for people in need of medical care.
Alfred DelBello
Attorney and Former Yonkers mayor, Westchester County Executive,
and New York State Lieutenant Governor
Dr. Kleins' book hits the nail on
the head. The lack of quality care and the danger in many
of our hospitals is a timely issue as our nation considers
health care reform. It's important that everyone take control
of their own health care and protect themselves against careless
practitioners. His examples and advice on taking more control
of one's own health care will go a long way to creating a
better and safer system.
Mark Green
President, Air America Media, and Former NYC Public Advocate
This passionate and smart
book is by someone who both deeply understands how sick our
health care system is and what the best remedies are to make
it well. The state and country need more doctor-advocates
like Richard Klein.
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