Wants, Wishes, and Wills : A Medical and Legal Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family in Sickness and in Health
, by Whitman, Wynne A., Esq.; Glisson, Shawn D., M.D.- ISBN: 9780131568983 | 0131568981
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 5/1/2007
Wynne A. Whitman, Esq.,is a Partner in the Tax, Trusts, and Estates Department at Schenck, Price, Smith and King, LLP, where she specializes in estate planning and administration and other tax-related issues. She has been quoted in more than two dozen print and Web publications, ranging from Men’s Health andMore Magazine to CBSMarketwatch.com and CNN Financial. Ms.Whitman advises individuals and families on ordering their legal affairs to ensure their wants and wishes are carried out and their loved ones cared for. She has worked extensively with families, including many 9/11 victims, as they tried to put the pieces together after the death of a loved one who failed to organize his or her affairs.
Shawn D. Glisson, M.D., F.A.C.P., is a leading oncologist and hematologist who specializes in providing the most current options to patients with tragic prognoses. He is a partner at the Kentuckiana Cancer Institute; President and CEO of Klêron Technology Corporation; President and Chairman of The American Cancer Biorepository, Inc., a charitable cancer research organization; and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville. Dr. Glisson is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps and formerly was a trained minister for the churches of Christ.
In their respective professions, Ms. Whitman and Dr. Glisson address life-and-death issues with their clients and patients every day. This book shares their collective first-hand experiences and knowledge to guide individuals in both sickness and in health.
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
About the Authors | p. xvi |
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Health and Medical Situation | |
Health and Medical Wants: Your Personal Health Care System | p. 3 |
A Guide to Creating Your Personal Health Care System | p. 3 |
My Personal Health Care Team | p. 7 |
Your Health Care Records | p. 8 |
My Own Interoperable Health Network | p. 8 |
Health and Medical Wants | p. 9 |
Health and Medical Wishes: Providers, Facilities, and Programs | p. 11 |
A Guide to Medical Experts | p. 11 |
I've Just Been Diagnosed. What Do I Do Now? | p. 12 |
Office Overview | p. 13 |
Second Opinions | p. 14 |
What if My Physicians Don't Use the Same Hospitals and Diagnostic Testing Centers? | p. 15 |
Let the Patient Beware! | p. 16 |
Physician "Hats" | p. 18 |
White Coat Cast | p. 27 |
What's Up, Doc? | p. 23 |
Choosing Medical Facilities | p. 23 |
Pharmacies | p. 26 |
Medical Service, Magazines, Milk, and More | p. 27 |
Medical Palliation Programs and Hospice | p. 28 |
Health and Medical Wishes | p. 31 |
Health and Medical Wills: Your Medical Conditions | p. 33 |
A Guide to Determining Your Current Health Status | p. 33 |
Your Medical Conditions | p. 34 |
Health and Medical Wills | p. 39 |
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Personal Situation | |
Personal Wants: Doctors and Dialogue | p. 43 |
A Guide to Communicating Better with Your Providers | p. 43 |
Who Are Your Health Care Providers? | p. 44 |
Where Were Your Last Tests Done? | p. 44 |
What Medicines Are You Taking? | p. 45 |
What Exactly Is This Pill? | p. 46 |
What Are You Allergic To? What Are You Intolerant Of? | p. 46 |
Do I Have to Tell My Doctor Everything? | p. 47 |
How Are You Feeling? | p. 47 |
What's Your Health History? | p. 48 |
Your Protected Health Information | p. 48 |
Past Medical History | p. 48 |
Medications/Allergies | p. 49 |
Family History | p. 49 |
Social History | p. 50 |
Personal Wants | p. 50 |
Personal Wishes: Screening and Counseling | p. 51 |
A Guide to Health Counseling | p. 51 |
Who Do You Go To for Your Health Care Advice? | p. 52 |
United States Federal Counseling Standards as of 2006 | p. 54 |
Screening for Health Conditions | p. 57 |
U.S. Federal Screening Standards as of 2006 | p. 58 |
Personal Wishes | p. 62 |
Personal Wills: Drugs, Diets, and Devices | p. 63 |
A Guide to Drug Discovery, Distribution, and Delivery | p. 64 |
Trial or Study-What's the Difference? | p. 65 |
Listen to the Experts! | p. 66 |
What If My Health Insurance Won't Cover Some Treatments? | p. 67 |
Online Update | p. 68 |
Is a Clinical Trial or the Standard Treatment Right for Me? | p. 72 |
What Exactly Is Alternative Care? | p. 75 |
Beneficial Diets | p. 77 |
Devices | p. 79 |
Personal Wills | p. 80 |
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Medical-Legal Affairs | |
Medical-Legal Wants: Understanding Interventions | p. 83 |
A Guide to Airway Interventions | p. 85 |
Breathing Interventions | p. 86 |
Breathing Basics | p. 86 |
Circulatory Interventions | p. 87 |
Discomfort Interventions | p. 88 |
Pain Facts | p. 89 |
Enteric Interventions | p. 90 |
Medical-Legal Wants | p. 94 |
Medical-Legal Wishes: Defining Capacity, Consciousness, and Contingencies | p. 95 |
A Guide to Evaluating Medical Capacity and Comas | p. 96 |
Capacity and Competence | p. 97 |
A Little Levity | p. 98 |
Coma Conditions | p. 101 |
Choosing Medical End-of-Life Points | p. 101 |
The Different Points of Death | p. 106 |
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders | p. 109 |
Medical-Legal Wishes | p. 110 |
Medical-Legal Wills: Directives, Definitions, and Discussions | p. 111 |
Who's Who? | p. 112 |
Health Care Documents 101 | p. 113 |
What If I Don't Have a Health Care Proxy? | p. 114 |
What About Your Old Health Care Proxy and Living Will? | p. 115 |
A Guide to Health Care Proxies and Living Wills | p. 115 |
The New Living Will | p. 116 |
Who Can Know Your Health Care Status? | p. 118 |
What Are Life-Sustaining Treatments? | p. 120 |
Does a Living Will Mean I Want Euthanasia? | p. 122 |
Powers of Attorney | p. 124 |
What Exactly Is a General Durable Power of Attorney? | p. 126 |
The Documents Are Signed. What Now? | p. 128 |
Communicating Your Health Care Wants and Wishes | p. 129 |
How Often Should I Update My Documents? | p. 132 |
Medical-Legal Wills | p. 132 |
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Selfless Contributions | |
Selfless Contribution Wants: Donating Time, Tissue, and Treatment Data | p. 137 |
A Guide to Patient Advocacy Communities | p. 137 |
Donation Communities | p. 139 |
Organ Donations | p. 140 |
Our Favorite Bumper Sticker | p. 140 |
Blood Donations | p. 140 |
Blood Donations 101 | p. 141 |
Bone Marrow | p. 142 |
Scientific Research | p. 142 |
Research Communities | p. 143 |
Selfless Contribution Wants | p. 144 |
Selfless Contribution Wishes: Individual Purpose, Production, and Protection | p. 145 |
A Guide to Goal Setting | p. 145 |
An Added Bonus | p. 146 |
Time Management | p. 148 |
Vivacious Volunteers | p. 149 |
Liability Protection | p. 150 |
Selfless Contribution Wishes | p. 151 |
Selfless Contribution Wills: Donation Requirements, Responsibilities, and Rights | p. 153 |
A Guide to Informed Consent | p. 153 |
Can I Revoke My Informed Consent? | p. 154 |
Record Keeping and Reporting | p. 155 |
Scientific Data | p. 155 |
Donation Ownership | p. 156 |
Selfless Contribution Wills | p. 157 |
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Estate Planning | |
Estate Planning Wants: Purpose, Preparation, and Protection | p. 161 |
Beneficiary Designations | p. 162 |
Double Check Those Designations | p. 162 |
Joint Tenants | p. 163 |
Tenants-in-Common | p. 163 |
Individual Assets | p. 164 |
Get Organized! | p. 164 |
Who Are These People? | p. 165 |
A Guide to the Purposes and Benefits of Estate Planning | p. 166 |
What About In-Laws and Adopted Children? | p. 168 |
What Does Escheat Mean? | p. 169 |
Protecting Your Estate from Taxes | p. 170 |
The Changing Federal Tax Law | p. 171 |
Finding Estate Planning Professionals | p. 174 |
Time Waits for No One | p. 176 |
Don't Wait Till the Last Minute! | p. 179 |
Estate Planning Wants | p. 179 |
Estate Planning Wishes: Caring for Family, Friends, and Foundations | p. 181 |
A Guide to Planning for Relatives | p. 182 |
Your Parents | p. 182 |
How Do I Talk to My Parents About Estate Planning? | p. 183 |
Your Young Children | p. 183 |
Disabled Loved Ones | p. 184 |
Planning for Nonrelatives | p. 185 |
My Charitable Planning Questionnaire | p. 186 |
Planning for Charities | p. 186 |
Let the Donor Beware! | p. 187 |
Charity Begins with the Heart and Ends with the Bottom Line | p. 188 |
The Famously Charitable | p. 190 |
Estate Planning Wishes | p. 191 |
Estate Planning Wills: Testaments, Trusts, and Other Tools | p. 193 |
Explaining Your Decision | p. 194 |
A Guide to Last Wills and Testaments | p. 194 |
What's a Holographic Will? | p. 195 |
Who Can Write a Will? | p. 196 |
Stephanie's Saga: Beware of Mysterious Lists | p. 197 |
Do I Have to List Everything? | p. 199 |
What About Spot and Fluffy? | p. 200 |
Family Planning | p. 201 |
Legalese 101 | p. 202 |
What's a Trust? | p. 203 |
What's the Difference Between a Will and a Trust? | p. 205 |
The Executor | p. 206 |
Fiduciary Duty | p. 208 |
Who Should Be the Guardian of My Children? | p. 208 |
Guardian Letter of Guidance | p. 209 |
Procrastination Nation | p. 210 |
Trusts | p. 210 |
If I Have a Trust, Do I Need a Will? | p. 211 |
Other Estate Planning Tools | p. 212 |
Long-Term Care and Disability Insurance | p. 213 |
Estate Planning Decisions | p. 215 |
Estate Planning Wills | p. 216 |
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Legacy | |
Legacy Wants: Providing Ideas, Instructions, and Intentions | p. 219 |
A Guide to Letters and Lessons of Love | p. 220 |
Video Memorials | p. 221 |
Letters of Instruction | p. 222 |
Letter of Instruction Checklist | p. 227 |
Funeral Planning | p. 228 |
The New Funeral | p. 229 |
The High-Tech Funeral | p. 231 |
Memorial Stone | p. 231 |
Legacy Wants | p. 232 |
Legacy Wishes: Assisting Family, Friends, and Future Generations to Remember | p. 233 |
All Things Must Pass | p. 234 |
A Guide to Your Personal Identity | p. 235 |
Getting Started | p. 235 |
Family Tree Preparation | p. 237 |
Legacy Wishes | p. 239 |
Your Legacy Wills: Your Safety Your Rights, and Your Records | p. 241 |
A Guide to Medical Safety | p. 241 |
Patients' Rights | p. 244 |
Patient's Bill of Rights | p. 244 |
Your Records | p. 246 |
What Is a Covered Entity? | p. 249 |
Medical Identity Theft | p. 250 |
Personal Information Storage | p. 251 |
Legacy Wills | p. 253 |
Conclusion | p. 255 |
Classy Communicating | p. 256 |
Your Wants, Wishes, and Wills | p. 258 |
Your Wants, Wishes, and Wills | p. 259 |
Additional Resources | p. 261 |
Suggested Readings List | p. 261 |
Web Site Resources | p. 262 |
Glossary | p. 265 |
Index | p. 279 |
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