Running the Medical Maze

Running the Medical Maze: Making the Best of a Badly Broken System is a practical guide for healthcare consumers in the United States. It transcends criticism of our broken medical system and focuses on practical advice to patients facing barriers to getting the medical care they need. The authors, leverage their experience for the maximum benefit of patients. Advice is oriented to each phase the patient engages with the medical system and is organized for maximum utility. It outlines the best approach to self-advocacy and is useful for families/caregivers equally frustrated with the medical system. 

The book will be of particular interest to those with complex medical conditions. Often these conditions are either difficult to diagnose or have been misdiagnosed. We focus on underserved populations, like underrepresented minorities, the elderly, LGBTQIA+.

In addition, we cover useful information for the 68 million people in the United States with complex, chronic, or multiple diseases. Such patients are some of the worst served by the medical system. The book provides guidance on how superior patient outcomes can be achieved by improving interactions with a broken system. Other books in this arena take the perspective of trying to fix the flaws in the system, which will take a long time. This book can improve their outcomes now with timely and relevant advice.