{"product_id":"9780736937184","title":"Taking Charge of Your Own Health: Navigating Your Way Through *Diagnosis *Treatment *Insurance *And More","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe realities of American health care, 2009:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLess personal medical attention due to cost-cutting and regulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003ci\u003e40 percent\u003c\/i\u003e national misdiagnosis rate, per recent surveys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA critical need for people to \u003ci\u003etake responsibility for their own care\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTargeting these issues, author Lisa Hall—whose debilitating condition took nearly ten years to properly diagnose—offers a wide variety of practical resources to empower patients. Hall’s experience is buttressed by the expertise of internal-medicine doctor Ronald Wyatt, a fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find valuable guidance on how to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efind the right kind of doctor, check physician credentials, and increase benefits of office visits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emaximize Internet research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enavigate medical insurance, Medicare, workers’ compensation, and Social Security disability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereduce vulnerability to hospital mistakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eorganize medical records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author encourages readers to move forward step by step—and to look back and see God’s plan taking shape through the difficulties.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvest House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170990276848,"sku":"9780736937184","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780736937184_p0.jpg?v=1763626657","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780736937184","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}