DJ Iber author and noted healthcare expert Ruthann Russo PhD, JD, MPH, RHIT has recently launched a new website dedicated to promoting consumer awareness in the healthcare industry at http://www.ruthannrusso.com

In need of a new doctor, how to find one that will provide a high quality of care?

Disagree with a doctor's about a diagnosis or treatment, what can be done?

When your children are older, will they have reliable information about their family's medical history?

What is in a medical record and what does it mean?

If you've experienced any kind of health challenges, you probably know the importance of these issues and, most likely, you've had some frustrations with navigating your way through the healthcare system. This site can help.

Resources Available from RuthannRusso.com

Articles: Dr. Russo posts articles, announcements and news on her website.

Videos: Dr. Russo provides videos for online viewing covering varying topics of interest to savvy healthcare consumers.

Your Stories: Dr. Russo is in the process of collecting individual stories about positive healthcare experiences for an upcoming project and to share with our readers.

Your Questions: Submit your questions to Dr. Russo to be answered in her blog.

About Dr. Ruthann Russo:
Author Ruthann Russo, PhD, JD, MPH, RHIT, is a healthcare expert with more than 20 years of experience working in and advising healthcare organizations. She has designed training programs for hospitals and physicians and has personally instructed more than 3,000 physicians in hospitals across the country. She is the author of five books on the topics of health information, documenting in patient records, using medical record information, and ensuring medical bills are correct. In her current book, 7 Steps to Your Best Possible Healthcare, she describes some of her own and her family members' healthcare challenges. Each story ends with an upside or a lesson learned to help every healthcare consumer be proactive and responsible for his or her own care to the extent possible. The book will be available in December, 2007. Ruthann and her husband, Joe, have been married for 25 years. They have two children, Emmalea and John, and divide their time between New York City and Center Valley, Pennsylvania. For more information please visit http://www.ruthannrusso.com

About DJ Iber Publishing Inc.
DJ Iber Publishing is dedicated to helping people understand the healthcare system and have more satisfying healthcare experiences. We believe that more informed consumers result in more accountable healthcare providers, which will, ultimately, result in a better healthcare system. We are also dedicated to providing resources to help people improve their overall personal development. More empowered individuals make for more responsible organizations, which creates a better world for us all. For more information please visit http://www.djiber.com