From Here to There

I never dreamt I’d work in industry, I never dreamt I’d write a book, I never dreamt I’d start a school, I never dreamt my book would be used as a textbook in a Nursing Curriculum. But life’s twists and turns have taken me on an exciting journey.

I’ve always been a continual learner. If I’m not learning something new, I’m bored. When new opportunities are either there for the taking or thrust on me, I usually take the challenge and go for it.

After my third brush with death from the last medical error, I knew God wanted me alive for a reason. I firmly belief The Savvy Patient Toolkit & School are that reason.

The point is not to talk about me, but to let you know how passionate I am about what I am doing. An unknown writer doesn’t make much money selling books unless they are fortunate enough to make “the right connection”. I haven’t done that YET. So far, I have spent money – more than my husband dreamt I would or wanted me to – to bring my message to people. That’s how passionate I am about it!

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The Power of Being A Savvy Patient

I realized how powerful my personal medical history forms and the system I developed are when I prevented my husband from receiving an antibiotic that would have destroyed the rest of his kidney function. I also realized how powerful it is when I drove five hours to accompany my son and his family to my grandson’s medical appointment to see a specialist after being on life support for 10 days, only to get there and find they had no information whatsoever about him. However, because I had transferred my grandson’s hospital record to a Savvy Patient Health Record, the doctor had every detail of his hospital stay in a format that enabled her to easily access his situation and proceed.

I love to teach and help people. I want to be able to reach people everywhere in a way that is convenient and cost effective for everyone. Therefore, I have taken my successful in-person school and converted it into a self-directed or do-at-your-own-time-and-pace format – so I can reach people like you.

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The “Queen” of One-Pagers

When I was in industry, I became known as the “Queen” of One-Pagers, which means I have the ability to take a large body of information and condense it to a one-page format with the information arranged in boxes that show how the pieces of information relate to each other.

The medical forms in the Savvy Patient Health Record are created in this format. Personal medical history information is captured in a way that helps you learn more about your medical and/or chronic disease and tie the pieces of your health story together for better control over your medical care and better patient doctor communication that helps you doctor think and consider alternative diagnoses and treatment plans.

Through use of the personal medical history forms, you will become an empowered patient / family caregiver who is able to lead your medical care team & coordinate your medical care in a way no one else can – not even your doctor.

I will personally help you gain the ability to take charge of your medical care & obtain better care. During the years I worked in industry, I taught all levels of management Total Quality Management (TQM) and then assisted them in applying what they learned, which lead to improved business success. Teaching TQM was very gratifying, but not nearly as gratifying as helping someone avoid unnecessary medical tests or save their own or a loved one’s life by averting a misdiagnosis or other medical errors.

I’ve combined 40 years of education, personal and professional experiences and the knowledge gained writing and rewriting the 2nd edition my book The Savvy Patient’s Toolkit and turned it into a course that is exceptional.

First, I’ll challenge the way we think about medical care and surface the beliefs that are holding us back…  Then, step-by-step, we’ll piece together how to be transformed into a Savvy Patient who navigates the medical system with confidence and peace of mind. A Savvy Patient after all must be the Smart Patient + a Wise Patient + an Empowered Patient. A Savvy family caregiver must also be smart + wise + empowered.  I’ll show you how!

You’ll learn how to not only capture your personal medical history records on specific medical history forms, but how to use the information in them effectively. I’ll give you the personal medical history forms plus additional tools and guidelines to be successful. While that may sound like a bold statement, it’s one I’m confident in making. Why? The system and techniques work. You simply have to put them to work.

And I’ll show you how to put these techniques to work – when you join me in The Savvy Patient School.  If the school is not right for you and you want the book complete with a CD of all of the forms click here to go to the Savvy Patient Toolkit website to purchase the book. There, you will also find the Savvy Patient Health Record notebook set up and ready to use.

Page Last Updated February 22, 2011