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everyone Needs To Become A Smart Patient. In Fact, In The Worst Cases, Your Life May Even Depend On It. Number One Bestselling Authors And Doctors Michael Roizen And Mehmet Oz Have Written This Indispensable Handbook To Help Everyone To Get The Best Health Care Possible -- By Making Everyone Into Their Own Medical Detective. Witty, Playful, At Times Offbeat, But Always Authoritative, You: The Smart Patient Shows You How To Become Your Own Medical Sleuth, Tracing Your Medical Family Tree And Wending Your Way Through The Pitfalls Of Any Health Care Situation. Written In Conjunction With The Health Care Community's Leading Oversight Group, The Joint Commission, The Book Shows Readers In Clear, Easy Steps How To Take Control Of Their Own Health Care And Deal With All Matters That May Come Up When Facing A Medical Case: From Choosing The Right Doctor, Hospital, And Insurance Company To Navigating Prescription Drugs, Specialists, Treatment Options, Alternative Medicine, Pain Management, Or Any Problem That Might Arise. Accessible, Humorous, And Filled With Information That You Need, You: The Smart Patient Is A Book For Every Patient And All Those Dealing With A Loved One's Medical Issues. doody Review Services reviewer:paul H. Keckley, Phd(vanderbilt University Medical Center) description:this Is A Book Written For Consumers To Assist In Their Navigation Of The Health System, Particularly Their Interactions With Physicians And Hospitals. purpose:to Assist Consumers In Navigating The Health System, The Authors Set Out To Provide A Simple Framework Consumers Can Use To Select Doctors And Hospitals And Be Attentive To Treatment Options And The System's Safety And Quality Challenges. This Is A Highly Worthwhile Contribution To The Literature Available To Consumers, Written At A Level Anyone Can Understand. audience:the Grammatical Style Suggests A Consumer Could Comprehend The Content At The 4th T