What People Are Saying About 7 Steps to Your Best Possible Healthcare by Dr. Ruthann Russo

What People Are Saying

“Dr. Russo writes with a compelling style and her useful book is well
researched and well written. I recommend it highly to a wide audience.
Further, I hope that entering health professional students will be among the
readership. Certainly, we need to combine her sound advice with their
altruism and energy to create less daunting care environments for patients
and their loved ones in the future.”
—Don Detmer, MD, MA President and CEO, American Health Informatics Association

“I appreciate your making a contribution to improving healthcare consumer education in America. I applaud your efforts to improve healthcare policy in our nation, and to help educate the average health care consumer to make informed and empowered healthcare choices.”
—Jack Reed, United States Senator, Rhode Island

“Your work to educate healthcare consumers to become more confident and responsible for their healthcare is commendable.”
—Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House

“I appreciate your thoughtfulness and thank you for sharing your ideas on healthcare with me.”
—Barack Obama, United States Senator

“Using her extensive experience as a healthcare consultant and her personal experiences as a healthcare consumer, Ruthann Russo shares her own medical stories and how they led her to develop a step-by-step method for successfully accessing medical care. The author takes you by the hand and personally escorts you through the complex maze of medical decision making for yourself and for your family members.”
—Ian Diener, MD, MBA, FAAFP, Family Practice Physician and Educator

“Getting good healthcare is a complex and confusing ordeal to most consumers. This book is a complete reference on everything from choosing a physician and hospital, to getting a second opinion, to paying for care. Ruthann Russo even takes the mystery out of medical terminology and medical records. Reading this book will make you an informed and knowledgeable healthcare consumer.”
—Joseph Gross, FACHE, President and CEO, St. Elizabeth Medical Center

"It's not only the 'corner office' nice girls miss out on -- but also quality healthcare. Dr. Russo provides practical information, tools, and tips to enable you to be the best advocate possible for yourself and your family during critical life junctures. Move from nice to knowledgeable -- read this book. "
- Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., author of the national bestsellers Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office and Nice Girls Don't Get Rich.

"very impressed with its scope and intelligence. My congratulations to Ruthann Russo. She really has covered a lot of important ground"
- Betty Rollin, author of Here's the Bright Side: Of Failure, Fear, Cancer, Divorce, and Other Bum Raps

"This book has everything you need to confidently play a decisive role during your next healthcare interaction. "
- Deb Kincaid, MyShelf.com

"[The book] will provide a unique insight into how consumers interact with our healthcare system and how it can be improved.”
—Rosa L. DeLauro, Member of Congress, Connecticut

“Like you, I am concerned about the challenges we inevitably face as we enter into a new era of global consciousness, and your book addresses many of the healthcare issues I find to be important.”
—Lynn Woolsley, Member of Congress, California

“I appreciate your thoughtfulness and wish you success in educating the American public about healthcare.”
—Steven Beshear, Kentucky Governor

"I have known Dr. Russo professionally for more than ten years and am delighted that she is now sharing her remarkable healthcare experience and insights in 7 Steps. Similar to the Russos, we had a daughter diagnosed with cancer and were faced with untangling the challenges of ensuring that she received the best care possible. As the healthcare delivery system evolves it becomes increasingly important for consumers to have reliable information and guidance to make decisions. I have dedicated myself over the past decade to putting information about hospitals online and have long recognized the need for a practical guidebook such as the one that Dr. Russo now makes available." —Paul Shoemaker, FACHE, President, American Hospital Directory

“Dr. Russo uses a down to earth approach to help consumers understand how to navigate our complicated healthcare system; they are encouraged to set individual visions and take ownership for their own treatment expectations. Students of healthcare would benefit from this book as well, as they prepare themselves to become partners in our healthcare delivery system.”
—National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM)

“7 Steps to Your Best Possible Healthcare is a prescription for empowering the consumer with knowledge and savviness to effectively navigate the healthcare system. The author successfully blends her wisdom and experience to provide readers with useful strategies for obtaining optimum care. The text makes a valuable contribution in the education of healthcare recipients. Dr. Russo’s creativity and depth of healthcare expertise make her uniquely qualified to address this important topic.”
—Marylou Yam, PhD, RN; Dean, Saint Peter’s College

“From establishing personal health priorities to finding the most qualified
physicians at the best hospitals, Russo leads consumers on a step-by-step
path to getting top quality health care. Through engaging prose and telling
anecdotes, Russo has written a practical guide to help every member of the
family.”
—Thomas A. Cochrane, CFA, VP Vimo

“Dr. Russo effectively combines her technical expertise with her real-life experiences as a health care consumer to provide a comprehensive guide to the health care system. This book is a must read for everyone who is trying to obtain the best-possible health care!”
—Donna Silsbee, Ph.D., RHIA, CTR, CCS; Associate Professor and Director Health Information Management Program SUNYIT

“This is one book that should never get put away! Ruthann has provided a comprehensive guide to just about everything one needs to navigate the healthcare field today. It’s as relevant for my daughter as it is for my parents. And to my delight, it’s also written in non-technical, real-world language. This book connects the dots and fills a void we may not have known existed till we needed it. Thanks, Ruthann.”
- Susan Parker, MEd, RHIA

“…I plan to share the book with my friends and colleagues and know that they will find it useful as well”
-Patricia A. Woertz President & CEO, Archer Daniels Midland Company

“Finally — a how-to book for consumers who want to improve their healthcare and learn about the industry at the same time. Thank you, Dr. Russo!
—Marie A. Janes, MEd , RHIA; Professor, University of Toledo

“I cannot tell you what a big difference this book has already made to my life. I have always known about playing an active role in my health, but over the last few years I have been on cruise control. This book has really opened my eyes again and given me the spark I needed to get back in the driver's seat.”
—MaryAnn Haller, Bethlehem, PA

"Ruthann Russo is well known in health care circles and now her latest book puts all of that cumulative knowledge in perspective in this ‘made for consumers’ guidebook. This is a must read for all of us who are consumers of healthcare. Its practical approach will help anyone navigate through the labyrinth we call the health care system. Her personal examples enhance the readability and practicality of the book. It is also written in an understandable way complete with explanations of basic medical terminology."
—Sheila Carlon, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA, Regis University

“Ruthann Russo has written this wonderful, comprehensive healthcare book to help us better understand our healthcare rights and responsibilities and to answer questions related to our complex healthcare system.”
—Kaye Trout, Blogger & Independent Book Reviewer

“Reading is one of my favorite things to do. It is useful and educational. I look forward to learning more about this important issue and welcome your addition to my library.”
—Michael B. Enzi, United States Senator, Wyoming