Smart patients don t just know about health and illness - they ve got a handle on the health care system and know how to make it work for them. In Patient Power! , two health professional give you the low-down on who is involved, what they should not do, and what happens.
Patricia and Arthur Parsons break down the health care system into three areas: the people, the process, and the results. `The People introduces you to a whole cast of characters: doctors, nurses, technical people, allied health professionals, and some of the people who offer alternative approaches to health care, explaining what each of these professionals does and the language they use. `The Process demystifies common diagnostic tests, how drugs are prescribed, high tech medical equipment, and what happens in the operating room after you go to sleep. `The Results; gives you an insider s view on issues such as medical ethics, overuse of the system, social problems that have been made into medical problems, and having a `smart death.
Entertaining, informative, and easy to read, Patient Power! will give you the power to control what happens to you in the health care system.
