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Take Control of Your Healthcare Starting Today
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
Product Details:
- Title: 7 Steps to Your Best Possible Healthcare: The Essential Guide for Crafting Your Personal Healthcare Plan
- ISBN: 0979906105
- Page Count: 450
- Format: Hardcover
- Alternate Format(s)eBook
- Author: Dr. Ruthann Russo
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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
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Stories Behind the Steps
Many chapters in the 7 Steps to Your Best Possible Healthcare begin with a relevant, true healthcare story from real people who have kindly agreed to share their stories with the hope of helping others to benefit from their experiences.
MaryAnn & Vera: In an excerpt from her upcoming release of The Stories Behind the Steps, Dr. Russo is joined by sisters Vera and MaryAnn who discuss how the concept of a Medical Mentor helped Vera overcome her battle with breast cancer.
Christine & Jay: As long time sufferer from diabetes Jay was accustomed to visiting many doctors and specialists. After spending time in the hospital for severe complications Christine realized that the lack of communication between all of her husband's doctors was impacting his care and overall health. No one person was looking at the "Big Picture". It was then she decided it was up to them to take control of Jay's care and today through their partnership, Jay's health has greatly improved.
About the Author
Ruthann Russo, PhD, JD, MPH, RHIT, is a healthcare expert with more than 20 years of experience working in and advising healthcare organizations. She designed the HealthMap™ program to help healthcare consumers create plans for their own health that reflect their personal values, vision and mission. She works with physicians to help improve their documentation in patient medical records and to improve the quality of healthcare. She has personally instructed more than 3,000 physicians in hospitals across the country, including hospitals affiliated with the University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, and University of Massachusetts. She is the author of five books on the topics of health information, documenting in patient records, using medical record information, and ensuring medical bills are correct. She is a graduate of Dickinson College, American University’s Washington College of Law, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s program in public health, and Touro University, where she earned her doctoral degree in business administration. She is a Partner with the Bethlehem-based law firm Russo and Russo and a Managing Director with Navigant Consulting. Ruthann and her husband, Joe, an attorney in Pennsylvania and New York, have been married for 25 years. They have two children, Emmalea and John. They live in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and New York City.
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