Years of Experience as a Medical Doctor
Trusted Patients
Years as an M.D., F.A.A.P.,
Studies Completed as a Medical Research Investigator
ALL About YOUR Healthcare: Life Demands that YOU Become an Educated Consumer is a self education guide that will help patients understand their healthcare and to become health and healthcare literate and for providers to recommend to their patients to assist them in becoming better educated healthcare consumers.
All About Your Healthcare Life Demands That You Become an Educated Consumer
Our A-Z guide offers a thorough exploration, providing essential knowledge for anyone seeking to learn about this vital industry.
Teach healthcare literacy effectively with this essential resource for educators; a practical guide to building student healthcare literacy.
Navigate healthcare with ease: Understand key medical terms and insurance documents. All About YOUR Healthcare will demystify medical and insurance terminology.
Patient rights and HIPAA: Know your healthcare protections. Learn more about patient rights, and what is covered under HIPAA laws.
60 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Patients are increasingly utilizing the Internet and AI searches. The use of Information technology, electronic medical records, and patient portals is now almost required for both providers and patients and is a rapidly expanding need. Value-based reimbursement and Precision Medicine has arrived will be the foreseeable future. Providers are now having to demonstrate and to assure payers that they are able to provide "value-based" services with improved outcomes and better patient satisfaction, this book was written.
This volume was written (1) for patients to improve their current and future understanding of their healthcare. (2) for providers to recommend to their patients to read in order to improve their satisfaction and outcomes and (3) for teachers of economics and personal finance to use as a healthcare curriculum guide.
The medical industry is complex. This guide will enlighten and help patients navigate this complex system. This book is a self-education guide for patients to understand all aspects of their personal medical care, its cost and their payment, and to understand the US healthcare fragmented industry. It is a self-education guide for patients to become health literate and effectively and safely use the Internet. This book provides a presentation of patient and provider rights and responsibilities as well as expectations of both. It provides a description of medical/healthcare resources, processes, procedures and services for patients to become more efficient and effective utilizers in order to achieve better outcomes and patient satisfaction. This book offers recognition that the role of better educated patients will bend the curve of healthcare cost escalation in the era of value- based healthcare. This book is a guide for parents to teach their children the essentials of US healthcare. This book is also a textbook to learn about healthcare's role in one personal economics and financial life and more.
Editorials and Testimonials
"In an era where U.S. healthcare outcomes lag behind those of other industrialized nations, Dr. Garner’s book addresses one of our most glaring flaws, that of a lack of healthcare literacy. From guiding the patient/consumer to reliable resources to learn about their own health to providing a veritable GPS, navigating the quagmire of our system this is an absolute must read!”
“It’s All about YOUR Healthcare by Dr. Fredric B. Garner, M.D., F.A.A.P., brings 60 years of medical practice to the forefront to guide and help readers in pursuit of healthcare literacy in this insightful educational textbook.” ★★★★★ – Explore Authors Magazine
“Dr. Garner’s book is a must-read, offering a clear and powerful response to one of the biggest challenges in healthcare today: understanding it. It bridges the gap between medical complexity and real-life practicality, equipping readers with the tools to make informed decisions about their health. Whether it’s decoding confusing medical terms, pointing you to trustworthy resources, or mapping out how to navigate the twists and turns of the healthcare system, this book empowers readers to take charge in a way that feels both approachable and actionable.” - VAwww.joinhealth4us.com/
OUR BEST AGENCY
After sixty-years of medical practice, Dr. Fredric B. Garner, M.D., F.A.A.P., recognized a lack of formal efforts in the United States to educate the public about the healthcare industry. Unlike other countries where there are healthcare systems and care for all, the United States. is unique. Healthcare in the U.S. is a cottage industry with thousands of related but different parts, different processes. procedures, and out of control, and ever-increasing costs. The U.S. does not have the best outcomes of care worldwide, despite many national and industry-wide efforts to improve healthcare and control costs. The patient education model in the U.S could be described as a “learn by experience and repeat the same mistakes,” model. This book will help you properly navigate the healthcare industry and avoid common mistakes made by patients struggling to understand the bureaucracy and red-tape that often burdens the healthcare industry. Dr. Garner recognizes the role and opportunities that patients have in healthcare quality, costs, and outcomes. There is an absence of curricula in public education with regard to healthcare, and a failure to recognize its negative effect on patients. Fortunately, there exists the opportunity to address and teach patients (the public) the necessary knowledge (HEALTH LITERACY) to communicate with providers, understand and speak language and other jargon unique to medical care, and how to utilize their healthcare resources to effectively manage costs. The solution is to self-educate, particularly young adults and parents. All About YOUR Healthcare lays the groundwork for understanding healthcare. Educational institutions employers, healthcare providers, and public officials may also use this instructive book for teaching and for educating the public. All about YOUR Healthcare is a book to guide YOU in your pursuit of becoming health and healthcare literate. This goal is an absolute necessity. It is a “life demand” for you to understand in order to access and assess your healthcare, effectively communicate with providers, and contribute to your personal satisfaction. It may improve your own healthcare outcomes while meeting the challenge of controlling costs.
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