The Wall Street Journal columnist Laura Landro has covered health care and its changes in a column called “The Informed Patient” over the last ten years. In what is described as her final column, Ms. Landro shares eight rules on how to become a “smarter patient.”
These eight rules include:
* Do your homework
* Question your diagnosis
* Disclose everything
* Get recommended treatments
* No news isn’t always good news
* Don’t be afraid to speak up. Use your assertive skills.
* Follow your regimen
* Keep your medical records
Here’s a link to the full article:
www.wsj.com/articles/lessons-from-the-informed-patient-1481563548
The Informed Patient: Eight Rules To Become A Smarter Patient
Wall Street Journal
by Laura Landro
13 December 2016
I was able to access the article at no charge by going first to “The Informed Patient” column page. In general, this article is behind the WSJ paid firewall.
Robin