More reason to become the “informed patient” as your normal PCP-HMO physician today is also seeing 20-40 patients a day to make ends meet due to contract agreements and the amount of compensation. This is becoming more and more challenging for the primary care physician to have all the information needed for an intelligent decision, when a 10 or 15 minute slot is all that is available.
Technology can help, but again when researching something they are not aware of or looking for clinical studies to substantiate a treatment plan, this takes time to do it right. Various search engines are available on the Internet, but then again there might be several sources needed in order to find the needed information and that will easily cut in to the 15 minute appointment. Also, there’s the issue of malpractice here, and without all the relative information needed, well nobody wants to go there. This article offers some information on common procedures with some new additional alternatives you might want to check out, such as hip replacement or hip resurfacing…BD
"Not even my own doctor had mentioned this procedure to me," says the 61-year-old probation administrator, who ultimately received a DIEP flap and couldn't be happier with it.The technique is just one of several advantageous treatment options — for hip arthritis, uterine fibroids, depression, and other conditions — your doctor may not tell you about.
The reasons are multiple: Your doctor may lack training in new, cutting-edge surgeries; it may be harder for him to obtain insurance coverage for a particular procedure; or he may simply be cautious about treatments that don't have decades of data backing them up. However, that doesn't mean you wouldn't want to be aware of all your choices — and have the chance to make the most educated decision about your health care. Here are four you should know more about.
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