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The patient's playbook / by Michelson, Leslie D.,author.(CARDINAL)411206;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-336) and index.The Patient's Playbook is a compelling narrative of personal stories that imparts lessons and illuminates strategies for better, and even life-saving, medical decision-making. With clarity and as a call to action, the book presents the most effective approach to getting the best from a broken system: sourcing excellent doctors, choosing the right treatment protocols in the "no mistake zone," researching with precision, and structuring the ideal support team. Leslie D. Michelson has devoted his life's work to helping people access the best quality medical care--serving as an expert navigator for hundreds of clients. As the former head of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the CEO of Private Health Management he has dedicated his life's work to helping individuals find the courage and confidence to get what they need in a challenging health system.Introduction: How to save a life -- Part 1: How to be prepared. Why having the right primary care physician will change your life -- How to find the best primary care physician for you -- Three things you can do right now to be better prepared -- Develop a support team -- Part 2: Experts and emergencies. Overtreatment can be as dangerous as undertreatment -- How to find and interview the medical experts you need -- Emergency room 101 -- Part 3: What to do when serious illness strikes. Patient, M.D. -- Step 1: Immersion -- Step 2: Diagnosis -- Step 3: Treatment -- Step 4: Coordination -- Competence and courage -- One final thought.
Subjects: Patient advocacy.; Patient education.; Medical errors; Medicine; Self-care, Health.;

The patient's playbook : how to save your life and the lives of those you love / by Michelson, Leslie D.(CARDINAL)411206;
"The Patient's Playbook is a compelling narrative of personal stories that imparts lessons and illuminates strategies for better, and even life-saving, medical decision-making. With clarity and as a call to action, the book presents the most effective approach to getting the best from a broken system: sourcing excellent doctors, choosing the right treatment protocols in the "no mistake zone," researching with precision, and structuring the ideal support team. Leslie D. Michelson has devoted his life's work to helping people access the best quality medical care--serving as an expert navigator for hundreds of clients. As the former head of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the CEO of Private Health Management he has dedicated his life's work to helping individuals find the courage and confidence to get what they need in a challenging health system"--
Subjects: Patient advocacy.; Patient education.; Medical errors; Medicine; Self-care, Health.;

Joint Legislative Health Care Oversight Committee : report to the 1999 General Assembly (2000 regular session). by North Carolina.General Assembly.Joint Legislative Health Care Oversight Committee.(CARDINAL)119967;
Subjects: Statistics.; Medical errors; Nurses; Nursing;

Unaccountable : what hospitals won't tell you and how transparency can revolutionize health care / by Makary, Marty.(CARDINAL)400397;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index.Some random doctor. Dr. Hodad and the raptor ; Danger zones ; The New York experiment ; The supersurgeon and the Shah ; "How I like to do it" ; Navigating the system ; Tap the power of patient outcomes -- The Wild West. Impaired physicians ; Medical mistakes ; Ask before you give ; Eat what you kill ; The all-American robot -- Transparency time. Drivers of culture ; Healthonomics ; Candid cameras ; A new generation for honest medicine ; What accountability looks like."Dr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's bestselling The Checklist Manifesto. As a busy surgeon who has worked in many of the best hospitals in the nation, he can testify to the amazing power of modern medicine to cure. But he's also been a witness to a medical culture that routinely leaves surgical sponges inside patients, amputates the wrong limbs, and overdoses children because of sloppy handwriting. Over the last ten years, neither error rates nor costs have come down, despite scientific progress and efforts to curb expenses. Why?To patients, the healthcare system is a black box. Doctors and hospitals are unaccountable, and the lack of transparency leaves both bad doctors and systemic flaws unchecked. Patients need to know more of what healthcare workers know, so they can make informed choices. Accountability in healthcare would expose dangerous doctors, reward good performance, and force positive change nationally, using the power of the free market. Unaccountable is a powerful, no-nonsense, non-partisan diagnosis for healing our hospitals and reforming our broken healthcare system"--
Subjects: Medical personnel and patient.; Patient education.; Health facilities; Medical errors.; Medical care; Medical care.;

Dr. Death [videorecording] / by Baldwin, Alec,1958-actor.(CARDINAL)339719; Burgess, Dominic,1956-,actor.; Griggs, Molly,actor.; Gummer, Grace,1986-actor.(CARDINAL)849866; Hines, Grainger,actor.; Jackson, Joshua,1978-actor.; Jackson, Joshua,actor.; Kiley, Maggie,television director.; Kim, So Yong,1968-television director.; Lehne, Fredric,actor.; Morrison, Jennifer,1979-actor,television director.(CARDINAL)552185; Robins, Laila,1959-actor. ; Slater, Christian,actor.(CARDINAL)343219; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)340102;
Director, So Yong Kim, Maggie Kiley.Joshua Jackson, Jennifer Morrison, Christian Slater, Alec Baldwin, Grace Gummer, Dominic Burgess, Molly Griggs, Fredric Lehne, Laila Robins, Grainger Hines.Based on the hit podcast from Wondery, Dr. Death tells the shocking true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, a seemingly bright, young neurosurgeon with a thriving medical practice. But all is not as it seems. When a growing number of Dr. Duntsch's defenseless patients end up permanently maimed or worse, two fellow physicians, neurosurgeons Robert Henderson and vascular surgeon Randall Kirby, attempt to stop him before he causes any more harm.Not rated.DVD, NTSC, region 1; anamorphic wide screen (2.00:1); Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Biographical television programs.; Fiction television programs.; Medical television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Duntsch, Christopher, 1971-; Medical errors; Medical personnel; Neurosurgeons;

The de-textbook : the stuff you didn't know about the stuff you thought you knew / by Cracked.com.(CARDINAL)502043;
Introduction : a brief recap of your squandered education -- Health and anatomy: welcome to your body! here's some bullshit we made up about it -- Biology : animals they lied about and the amazing real ones they kept secret -- World history : the greatest story ever withheld -- Sex education : lies about your junk and how to use it -- Physics : the universe is an unpredictable magic show -- U.S. history : the (bullshit) superhero movie -- Nutrition : everything you know is conspiring to make you fat and dead -- Practical psychology : how to keep your brain from screwing you.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Common fallacies.; History; Errors, Scientific; Medical misconceptions;

Together : a memoir of a marriage and a medical mishap / by Goldman, Judy(Poet),author.(CARDINAL)336499;
When Judy Goldman's husband of almost four decades reads a newspaper ad for an outpatient procedure that could alleviate his chronic back pain, he envisions himself playing tennis once again. But the spinal injection leaves him paralyzed from the waist down--a phenomenon none of the doctors the family consult can explain or undo. Overnight, the Goldmans' world is turned upside down. Though she has always thought of herself as the unassuming wife in contrast to her forceful husband, Goldman is suddenly thrown into a new role as his advocate, the one navigating byzantine hospital policies, requesting and refusing treatments, and seeking solutions to help him win back his mobility and independence. She is forced to take over. He is forced to give in. The Goldmans' struggle to regain their "normal" life echoes the changes every couple faces--the slow, ordinary, expected ones as well as the dramatic surprises. How will they adjust? How do they let go of the might-have-beens? Together is a story about the ever-after part of marriage--an elegant and empathetic meditation on partnership, aging, and, of course, love.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Goldman, Judy (Poet); Authors, American; Medical errors;

Catastrophic care : how American health care killed my father--and how we can fix it / by Goldhill, David.(CARDINAL)401729;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-369)."A visionary and completely original investigation that will change the way we think about health care: how and why it is failing, why expanding insurance coverage will only make things worse, and how it can be transformed into a transparent, affordable, successful system. In 2007, David Goldhill's father died from a series of infections acquired in a well-regarded New York hospital. The bill was for several hundred thousand dollars--and Medicare paid it. These circumstances left Goldhill angry and determined to understand how it was possible that world-class technology and well-trained personnel could result in such simple, inexcusable carelessness--and how a business that failed so miserably could be rewarded with full payment. Catastrophic Care is the eye-opening result. Goldhill explicates a health-care system that now costs nearly $2.5 trillion annually, bars many from treatment, provides inconsistent quality of care, offers negligible customer service, and in which an estimated 200,000 Americans die each year from errors. Above all, he exposes the fundamental fallacy of our entire system--that Medicare and insurance coverage make care cheaper and improve our health--and suggests a comprehensive new approach that could produce better results at more acceptable costs immediately by giving us, the patients, a real role in the process. "--"A visionary and completely original investigation that will change the way we think about health care: how and why it is failing, why expanding insurance coverage will only make things worse, and how it can be transformed into a transparent, affordable, successful system"--
Subjects: Medical care, Cost of; Health insurance; Health services accessibility; Medical errors;

Blind spots : when medicine gets it wrong, and what it means for our health / by Makary, Marty,author.(CARDINAL)400397;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-265).The Salem peanut trial : how experts created an epidemic -- OMG HRT : the untold story of hormone replacement therapy -- "No downsides to antibiotics" : except carpet-bombing the microbiome -- My Uncle Sam loves eggs : the truth about cholesterol -- True believers : why we resist new ideas -- Bad blood : how the medical establishment actually works -- A warm welcome : rethinking how we bring babies into the world -- Challenging certainty : the true origin of ovarian cancer -- Silicone valley : breast implants, autoimmune diseases, and the opioid crisis -- A comedy of errors : a short history of medical groupthink -- A culture of obedience : the battle for civil discourse -- Imagine : what else are we getting wrong?When modern medicine issues recommendations based on good scientific studies, it shines. Conversely, when modern medicine is interpreted through the harsh lens of opinion and edict, it can mold beliefs that harm patients and stunt research for decades. In Blind Spots, Dr. Makary explores the latest research on critical topics ranging from the microbiome to childbirth to nutrition and longevity and more, revealing the biggest blind spots of modern medicine and tackling the most urgent yet unsung issues in our $4.5 trillion health care ecosystem. The path to medical mishaps can be absurd, entertaining, and jaw-dropping-but the truth is essential to our health.
Subjects: Informational works.; Medical policy; Medical care.; Medical errors.; Patient participation.; Public health.; Medical policy.;

Blind spots [large print] : when medicine gets it wrong, and what it means for our health / by Makary, Marty,author(CARDINAL)400397;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-495).The Salem peanut trial : how experts created an epidemic -- OMG HRT : the untold story of hormone replacement therapy -- "No downsides to antibiotics" : except carpet-bombing the microbiome -- My Uncle Sam loves eggs : the truth about cholesterol -- True believers : why we resist new ideas -- Bad blood : how the medical establishment actually works -- A warm welcome : rethinking how we bring babies into the world -- Challenging certainty : the true origin of ovarian cancer -- Silicone valley : breast implants, autoimmune diseases, and the opioid crisis -- A comedy of errors : a short history of medical groupthink -- A culture of obedience : the battle for civil discourse -- Imagine : what else are we getting wrong?"When modern medicine issues recommendations based on good scientific studies, it shines. When it is interpreted through the lens of opinion and edict, it can mold beliefs that harm patients and stunt research. In Blind Spots, Dr. Makary explores the latest research on topics ranging from the microbiome to childbirth to nutrition and longevity, revealing the biggest blind spots of modern medicine and tackling the most issues in our health care ecosystem. The path to medical mishaps can be absurd, entertaining, and jaw-dropping--but the truth is essential to our health"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Informational works.; Medical policy; Medical care.; Medical errors.; Patient participation.; Public health.; Medical policy.; Medical policy;

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