These questions and many others are answered in the new patient reference guide...
Taking Charge of Your Own Health
By Lisa Hall
With Ronald Wyatt, MD, MHA
Foreword by James Conway
Senior Vice President, Institute for
Healthcare Improvement
"A must-read for consumers trying to find their way through the maze of our health-care system.”
—Maureen Connor, RN, MP
Former vice president at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
“Full of wisdom…Follow Lisa Hall’s lead—become an active partner in your own health-and-wellness team!"
—Scott Parazynski, MD
Former NASA astronaut
"It would certainly help me to help my patients if they were to follow this advice!"
—Kevin Stewart MB FRCP
Physician
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Fellow
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