Ever had one of those meetings that was so successful that you wanted to share it with everyone?

It happened to us, when we teamed up with the American College of Physicians in San Francisco for a public presentation: “Your Health: Fact Not Fiction.”

Hundreds of consumers and patients were there for the Patient Empowerment Expo, peppering the speakers with some of the best questions we’ve heard at a medical conference.

Now we hope many more people can benefit from the same presentations. We’ve summarized the topics in a new report.

The bottom line: How can you become a smarter patient — and live longer? These guidelines for high value care and better health are meant to help you be an engaged patient. They will help you understand when tests and treatments are necessary — and when they aren’t.