In this enlightening, step-by-step guide, author Alexander Sandy Halperin, DDS, shares his 16 patient-tested and doctor-recommended tools to help you improve the quality of your health care by creating your best possible health care team. Learn how to become a more engaged patient with handy, multi-use charts and forms for use during office visits, tests and surgeries. Effectively communicate with your doctor and the staff. Find efficient solutions for tracking your health care and medication history. And set yourself up for success Halperin has lived with a chronic illness since childhood, and his tools come from years of experience navigating his own health care maze. A new diagnosis of Early Stage Alzheimer's disease in 2010 propelled him to share his lessons and do-it-yourself tools with others. Because of his cognitive impairment, he enlisted the help of co-author Gina Davidson, who gave shape to the ideas he wanted to share. Halperin served on the National Alzheimer's Association 2012-2013 Early Stage Advisory Group and has a research fund established in his name at Florida State University's College of Medicine Center for Brain Repair. He was recently asked to be the focus of a CNN documentary filmed by senior health care producers under the direction of Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Doctors, patients, and caregivers alike will want to have Halperin's guide at their fingertips. Medical professionals will want to buy in bulk for their patients to simplify and improve processes and communication. Mothers will want to buy it for their families. What better way to get your health care act together than to have it all in one place to start with? Your journey to better health care begins here