Surviving the “Business” of Healthcare - Knowledge is Power!: A Unique Perspective from a 4th Generation Family Practice Provider and Now Cancer Patient

There is nothing in this book, Surviving the “Business” of healthcare, that I particularly didn’t like. Acts and amendments that reformed the healthcare system are briefly discussed in terms of insurance policies. This section, if elaborated, could have given us in-depth knowledge about the healthcare dynasties, but it would have strayed the book from its purpose.

This book will become one of the most important books in your library. Regis gives practical and to the point information that can be applied directly. It is a comprehensive book that has the added benefit of personal experience of the author.

The amount of research that has been put into creating this books has been phenomenal. The author has made sure to provide plenty of information about the healthcare industry.

Barbara Regis is a physician assistant with a focus on comprehensive family medicine. When she learned that she had amelanotic nodular melanoma, she discovered that she was now the patient and not the caregiver. Regis was inspired to use her twenty years of training and expertise in medicine to advocate for others so they may feel confident and enjoy excellent medical experiences. Through her book, she hopes to provide readers with knowledge that will help them make better healthcare decisions for themselves and their families.Regis does a good job of summarizing the declining quality of medical service and research. She uses a nostalgic voice when writing. Today's healthcare environment forces us to be more prepared for medical emergencies than it did in her father's simpler time. The current emphasis is on purchasing a quality insurance plan, locating the best doctor, and making financial arrangements for tests and medications. It can be overwhelming to deal with all of these things. The author has made an effort to offer advice on how her readers might make wise decisions.I recommend this book to readers who want to stay abreast with the changing policies around healthcare. The book will help readers stay emotionally as well as financially prepared to deal with medical emergencies.

The author gives a lot of tips on how to receive the best healthcare without going broke. Helping the patients receive good healthcare was the author’s primary motive while writing the book. She had 20 years of experience. Because of this, she had a lot of healthcare “hacks” to get cheap but good healthcare.

It is a concise book that navigates the way around the healthcare process. I loved the author's skill to pass on the knowledge and her experiences. Even though she did not have a writing background, her writing style was impressive. This was surely an entertaining manual that communicated facts and wisdom.

Sometimes we take our health for granted. This book stresses on the importance of living hale and healthy. A lot of medical topics which we ignore usually are covered in this book. This will better suit Americans as it deals with American medical insurance and the like. Great book. An eye opener!

Surviving the Business of Healthcare is written by author Barbara Galutina Regis to help readers navigate through a confusing system of healthcare. In this book, she has provided information that will empower readers to make better healthcare decisions and find ways to save time and money along the way.Regis summarizes well the depreciating standard of health care and medicine. Talking about the various insurance options available in the States, she shows just how medicine today has become a dry, unemotional industry busy with the appeasement of the rich. Given how costly health insurance can be, Regis prepares her readers to make informed choices regarding hospitals, care providers they should consider, and conditions of their insurance policies they need to be aware of. The book is suitable for readers who want basic information on care providers and insurance options. The book will prepare readers to consider the financial side of healthcare and have everything ready when it comes to their time to seek medical help.

Not a fan of hospitals or healthcare in general I found this book informative. It was refreshing to know that some physicians (and PAs) are looking out for their patients. I now understand the complexity of healthcare in its business form and not liking it. Monopolizing healthcare will only drive up stockholding and dig for profits. After the pandemic I hope the healthcare industry sees what a catastrophic insurance can benefit not only stockholders but the patient as well.

I chose to give this book a five star because it gave me a new perspective on not only physical health but also the more wide spread use of behavioral health. The book doesn't discuss mental health; it's a conclusion I came to because of a flawed healthcare system. I enjoyed the memoir parts, which prevented the book from being a heavy academic read. I was also delighted that the author had written congress in an effort to help them see a new perspective.

Barbara Regis is a rare bird in this day and age of impersonal medical care. She’s a true care provider who believes in providing relationship driven care. She helps one navigate the intricacies of a not-so-person-centered medical model of care with her big heart and huge compassion. Weaving her family history and childhood memories of her dad’s medical practice enhances the story of her passion for her work. We should all be so lucky to have a care provider like Barbara Regis!

As if it wasn't already confusing enough, the world of healthcare is constantly evolving and changing. Surviving the "Business" of Healthcare- Knowledge is Power dives deep into how to maneuver through the world of health insurance plans, shopping around for medications, creating living wills, choosing your primary care provider, and more. Barb takes complex topics such as Obama Care and the Opioid Epidemic and explains them in a way that is easy to understand by giving you the quick facts you need to know as you take control of your own health destiny.Barb also intertwines throughout chapters the story of her own unique experiences through the ever-changing world of healthcare, starting from when she was in grade school in the 1970's in Pennsylvania living in the same home which her father ran his Family Practice in. As a 4th generation Family Practice Provider and current cancer patient, Barb Regis knows exactly what it is like on both ends of the treatment team, patient and provider, and is here to help give YOU the information you need to know to take control of your own health.This book is a quick, easy read that is great for anybody who has lingering questions about the current and evolving world of healthcare. It is also a book that I will find myself referring back to and rereading often as I soon complete my own journey of entering a career in the healthcare field. It is a must read to say the least!

This book is written through the eyes and expertise of a medical practitioner, a patient advocate, a medical business owner, and cancer survivor/patient. The author encourages each of us to be our own strongest advocate in health care knowledge and decisions as a patient or as a caregiver. One must be informed, ask questions, ask questions again, and buck the system as needed. Health care delivery and costs in the US have changed dramatically over the years, some positive, some negative. Change is needed in the future for individuals, families and health care professionals to survive. This book is an easy, delightful read, full of love and knowledge. Pass it on!