7 Steps to Your Best Possible Healthcare (Hardcover)

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When Dr. Ruthann Russo’s daughter, Emmalea, fell to the ground in a grand mal seizure right before her eyes, Dr. Russo suddenly found herself thrust into the complex healthcare system. Even as a recognized healthcare expert, she was not fully prepared for the challenge. Now, she was no longer the objective authority, but instead, the anxious mother of a 19-year-old, suffering life-disruptive seizures while trying to navigate confusing healthcare options. As her family managed new challenges daily and found their way to the best doctors and a successful healthcare plan for Emmalea, Dr. Russo recognized the difficulties facing the average healthcare consumer. So, she was inspired to help others employ the healthcare system successfully.

Dr. Russo’s powerful new book, 7 Steps to Your Best Possible Healthcare, enables everyone to navigate the complex U.S. healthcare system. Topics covered range from defining personal healthcare mission statements to finding and communicating with the best hospitals and doctors. In a unique and inspiring way, this important book teaches readers to be empowered and informed patients.

Whether you’re healthy or ill, this guidebook will show you how to become a more proactive participant in the management of your healthcare. The book, which weaves together stories of healthcare challenges with lessons learned to help you deal with your own challenges, will:

Teach you to create your own healthcare values, vision, and mission statements
Familiarize you with the information in your medical records so you can read them, understand them, and keep your own records.
Recommend strategies for you to improve your communications with your doctors and other healthcare providers
Describe the quality tools that you can use to decide where you want to receive your healthcare
Discuss issues in healthcare ethics that could impact you and your care
Provide a roadmap to the healthcare system so that you will feel more in control of your healthcare and the decisions you make

Reviews and Quotes

"A book I know, I absolutely know you are going to want"
-Eleanor Bobrow Host of “Take Charge of Your Life" on WDIY Lehigh Valley Public Radio

"This is a book the reader will want and need to reference often."
-Angela Bristow, Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal Full Review

“Finally, for the average American, Ruthann Russo has provided a sane, sensible solution to personal healthcare. I highly recommend this book to healthcare consumers.”
—James J. Florio, Former Governor of New Jersey and U.S. Congressman

“Like you, I am concerned about the challenges we inevitably face as we enter into a new era of global consciousness, and your book addresses many of the healthcare issues I find to be important.”
—Lynn Woolsley, Member of Congress, California

“Successfully blends her wisdom and experience to provide readers with useful strategies for obtaining optimum care. The text makes a valuable contribution in the education of healthcare recipients. Dr. Russo’s creativity and depth of healthcare expertise make her uniquely qualified to address this important topic.”
—Marylou Yam, PhD, RN; Dean, Saint Peter’s College

“I cannot tell you what a big difference this book has already made to my life. I have always known about playing an active role in my health, but over the last few years I have been on cruise control. This book has really opened my eyes again and given me the spark I needed to get back in the driver's seat.”
—MaryAnn Haller, Bethlehem, PA

"[The book] will provide a unique insight into how consumers interact with our healthcare system and how it can be improved.”
—Rosa L. DeLauro, Member of Congress, Connecticut

Product Details:

Page Count: 450
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 0979906105
Alternate Format(s)eBook
Author: Dr. Ruthan Russo

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