Amy Tenderich,
emPatient and
proprietor of
Diabetes Mine
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I can’t recommend this book enough for caregivers in particular. If your loved
one is dealing with a serious health condition, they need this information, but
may not be in any shape or state of mind to engage themselves. Pick up a copy of
this essential guide and start being a smart patient (advocate)!
Read Amy's entire review at Diabetes Mine |
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John James, PhD, patient safety advocate and author of
A Sea of Broken Hearts
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EmPatients need to
become a force for change, even while protecting their
bodies from American healthcare. Ms. Torrey’s book is an
excellent, smoothly-flowing read for anyone who is naïve
about healthcare and the fact that it is all about
making money on your sickness.
Link to John James' website. |
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Beth Gainer,
breast cancer survivor, emPatient, professional writer
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This
honest assessment of the medical system dispels many
myths about this system working for the patient. Torrey
tells the truth about how many doctors and hospitals are
more motivated by money than the health of the patient.
The truth is sobering, but Torrey has the courage and
conviction to tell it.
Read Beth's entire review. |
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Cindi Straughn,
emPatient |
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I
just finished your book and have so enjoyed it. I know a
book is good when it ends up all underlined and many
pages turned down – and that’s what happened when
reading your book. I will be encouraging others to buy
your book so that they can become emPatients, too. |
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Norm Goldman,
emPatient and
reviewer for the
American Chronicle |
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Each
chapter reflects Torrey's copious research and
experiences, as she focuses on the essentials of the
problems and how readers can approach them.... The book
is a well-constructed, nonacademic guide that offers us
the know-how to help us make sense of our healthcare
system.
Read Norm's entire review. |
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Christine
Kraft,
emPatient,
from
Christine Kraft's
blog
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Part consumer guide,
part recipe book, part "doctor-patient dating" guide,
this book is practical, forward, and detailed in its
recommendations to patients like us. The most remarkable
aspect of the book is that it takes dozens of complex
situations such as patient privacy, patient safety,
provider apologies, confirming a diagnosis, to name a
few, and breaks them down into usable bites of kitchen
table wisdom that can be ported, shared and easily
applied.
Read
Christine's entire review. |
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Amy Romano,
author of
Science and Sensibility (Research blog about healthy
pregnancy and birth) |
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Trisha takes a critical
look at our health care system and points out the
incorrect assumptions and other mistakes we make that
ultimately compromise our safety and wellbeing. More
importantly, she builds the reader’s confidence and
gives clear instructions for how to fix or avoid each
mistake. The book is organized intelligently into
chapters for each “mistake”, followed in turn by
chapters on how to “fix the mistake.” It is peppered
with true stories (of both the tragic and triumphant
variety) as well as tools such as checklists and
recommended resources.
Read Amy's entire review. |
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Gail Greiner,
emPatient |
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I made the mistake of
picking You Bet Your Life! up one evening and couldn't
put it down. I finished it a couple of days ago, and now
I'm one of those obnoxious people who goes around
quoting you and many of your amazing facts, figures and
insights.
You have a wonderful writing style...very "of the
people, for the people." Your book gave me a new
perspective and a much greater understanding of
the problems we face as Americans in need of healthcare. |
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Doug Hall,
emPatient and patient
safety advocate
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PULSE of Florida |
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You Bet Your Life!
is an excellent
single-source to learn the mistakes patients
make and how to fix them. Its comprehensive
content will definitely help patients become
empowered.
http://www.pulseofflorida.org/Buzz.html
http://www.pulseofflorida.org/BookStore.html |
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| Tom Lis,
emPatient |
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Trisha's book will change you from a being a
passive, trust-the-system patient to what she
calls an emPatient.
So much of what she speaks of I have
experienced firsthand.
This book is long overdue and especially
relevant in these times. |
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| Sonia Figueroa-Pagan,
emPatient and mom (see page
133 for her son, Daniel’s, story) |
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Finding
Trisha Torrey on the internet was a life saver
for my son Daniel. This book puts those same
tools in your hands, so you, too, can become
empowered.
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Rich Fogoros, emPatient, cardiologist and author
of
Fixing American Healthcare |
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A much-needed roadmap for
people who want to take charge of their own
health outcomes, but don't know where to begin.
A must-read for any physician who wants to
understand today's new "empowered patient," or
(better yet) who wants to help their patients
become full partners in achieving the
healthcare, and the health, they deserve. |
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John T. James,
emPatient and author,
A Sea of
Broken Hearts (who lost his son Alex to a series
of medical mistakes) |
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Trisha does a marvelous job of weaving
real-life stories of misuse of healthcare, root
causes of that misuse, and how you can protect
yourself from the same fate. She is forthright
in her thoughtful criticism of the healthcare
industry and helps the reader understand why
that industry is not on the patient's side. As
long as America has a profit-driven healthcare
industry and patients have few rights, this book
will remain a life-saving tool for many. Use it. |
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Laura Allen, emPatient, and tireless advocate for
her father, Bob |
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What you don’t know about
the American Health care system can kill you.
That’s what I learned the hard way while helping
my Dad fight prostate cancer a few years ago. I
wish I had Trisha Torrey’s exceptional book to
serve as my guide during that very frightening
time. I am extremely grateful to have it as a
resource now to empower myself, my family and my
friends. Read this book before you need it. |
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Marilyn Pinsky, emPatient and advocate for older
Americans |
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In today's complex medical
environment, it is a fact-of-life that we have
to case manage our own health care. Trisha’s
book tells us why, then gives us the tools to do
it. You will read this book once and learn
things you should know. Then when you need to
make medical decisions, you will read this book
again for your specific situation. |
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Kim Witczak, emPatient and pharmaceutical company
watchdog (who lost her husband
Woody to a
pharmaceutical drug error –
see page 139) |
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This book gave me tips
and information in a simple and non-threatening,
easy-to-read, consumer-friendly format. It’s a
book that I want to keep on my shelf to
reference when I need medical care.
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| Betsy Gardiner,
emPatient and president of Health
& Patient Advocates, LLC |
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An important and
comprehensive book that will surely become THE
go-to resource for patients as well as a tool
that will help shape the health care quality
reform movement. |
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Julia Schopick,
emPatient and
patient advocate |
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Luckily for us, Trisha has
been able to turn her near-disastrous healthcare
experience into this book–exposing the landmines
that await patients who are not aware, savvy and
proactive. In You Bet Your Life! she shows us,
step by step, where the landmines are and how to
avoid them, and, best of all, how to get good
care within this dysfunctional system. |
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| Amber Smith,
emPatient and
Health & Fitness
Editor, The Syracuse Post Standard |
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What a great tool for helping navigate
today's health care system as an empowered
patient! |
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| Helen Haskell,
emPatient, and founder of Mothers
Against Medical Error (who lost her son Lewis to
a surgical mistake—see page 191) |
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Concise, readable, and informative! This is
a lively, informative read and will raise the
consciousness of many patients. Thank you,
Trisha Torrey! |
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| Mary Shomon,
emPatient, Patient, bestselling
author, and
thyroid patient advocate |
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Being an
empowered patient used to mean understanding
your health conditions and their treatments.
That's not enough anymore. Now we have to
understand the system itself. Trisha Torrey's
You Bet Your Life! is required reading for
everyone who wants to come out ahead when
dealing with the competing interests of doctors,
insurers, drug companies and hospitals. Trisha
has put together an essential guide that will
help you not only survive—but thrive—amidst the
chaos we call health care today. |
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| Monica Pilkey,
emPatient, daughter, and mother of
three |
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My mom was diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer in 2007. I had no idea how
passive a patient I was until I had to help
manage my mother's treatment. After her passing
I discovered Trisha's work. I have had to help
other family members with cancer since then, but
now I advocate with a new since of empowerment,
and a voice I didn't know I had before. Thank
you Trisha! |
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Kristy Sokoloski, emPatient |
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Trisha's book is fantastic. It is written to
help patients and their caregivers easily
navigate the healthcare maze. I feel that it is
a must read for all patients and their
caregivers. |
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Char Brooks,
Patient Advocate
and Attorney |
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Trisha has
looked at healthcare objectively from all
perspectives—the patient, the provider and the
insurance industry. She provides valuable
information for how to communicate effectively,
be sure your diagnosis is the correct one,
proactively check into treatment options in a
do-able way, and select the option that fits
your needs. I have never seen such a
comprehensive objective book on getting the
healthcare that is right for you. |
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| Irene Ferko,
emPatient and health advocate
(Canada) |
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Trisha Torrey
provides us with a no-nonsense approach on how
to become an empowered patient. This book is an
invaluable resource which shows us that by being
proactive, by questioning, and not taking
anything at face-value; it is possible to get
good health care. An absolute must read for
everyone. |
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Bobbie Moore, emPatient |
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This book is a MUST READ! Buy it! Read it!
Keep it with you as a resource. Learn everything
you need to know about the healthcare industry
and how to manage to get the best possible care.
The information is phenomenal! |
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| Myra Fournier,
emPatient and
patient advocate |
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Trisha is the
reason I succeeded as a patient advocate. She
shared her passion and expertise with me, and
now you're lucky that she's sharing it with you.
You Bet Your Life! is clear, concise, and
complete—truly a lifesaver for anyone perplexed
by today's health care system, and that's all of
us. |
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Dave DeBronkart,
“e-Patient Dave” blogger,
advocate, and co-chair of the
Society for
Participatory Medicine (who won his battle with
kidney cancer) |
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Inspiring, illuminating, educational,
empowering. Trisha's book is a big step forward
in visualizing the future of the engaged,
empowered patient.
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Jeanne Coppola, emPatient |
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Extraordinary! A very readable, personal and
informative book, written by a patient for all
patients. It explains why our health care system
does not work like as it should, then empowers
us with the knowledge we need to find the best
doctor, get the right diagnosis, understand our
treatment, protect our medical information, and
much more. |
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| Lillian Katz,
emPatient and patient advocate |
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Finally a book that is essential to
better-quality health care! "You Bet Your Life"
is a must for every patient and physician to
read! It will establish improved doctor-patient
communication. |
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Julia Hallisy,
emPatient, and author
of
The
Empowered Patient (who
lost her daughter Kate to
cancer) |
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People need to know more about their health
care than ever before and You Bet Your Life!
explains how the medical system works, who the
players are and how to bypass the common
mistakes all patients inevitably encounter.
Trisha gives the public the confidence to use
their new found knowledge to improve both the
quality and the safety of their health care, and
provides the resources consumers need to make
participatory medical care a reality. |
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| Marianne Genetti,
emPatient and Executive Director
of In Need of Diagnosis, Inc. |
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Read this book
while you are well. You will need the
information when you (or a family member) is
sick. Chapter Nine, which teaches you about
uncovering all your treatment options is
especially valuable. The information in this
book is not available elsewhere in such an easy
to follow and easy to understand manner. It
really is a must read. |
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Elizabeth Cohen, MPH
CNN Senior Medical Correspondent |
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If you've ever been sick, are sick, or
will be sick, you must read Trisha Torrey's book. Navigating
today's rocky shoals of medicine isn't easy -- you need Trisha
by your side. She'll give you the inside scoop on how to get the
best care possible for you and your family. |
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