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A + Site for Checking Medication Information… Doctors and Nurses Use It
Be sure to check out Epocrates.com, a professional site which enables consumers to check out medication information, too.
Everything you ever wanted to know about a medication lives here.
One of the best features is one which allows you to ID a pill you have but don’t know the name of.
In addition, you can read the same [...]
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The Rise of Cash-Only Medical Practices
Cash-only practices have less overhead, particularly because there are no billing (or collection) fees since the payment is collected at the time of service. These physicians also tend to have lighter case loads, which can help them build strong partnerships with their patients.
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Negotiate Payments in Advance with Doctors and Hospitals When You Are in Need
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The article below is packed with reliable information you can use if you should not delay a test, a hospital admission or procedure, but are unable to cover your portion of the [...]
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Most Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Choosing One of Lowest-Cost Drug Plans
A study finds that only 6% of Medicare Part D beneficiaries opted for the lowest-cost plan available.
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Pain Management Expert Comments On Increase In Pain-Killer Meds
Read one expert’s explanation about why there has been an 88% increase in pain-killers between 1997-2005, the good and bad.
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Does Your Doctor Like You?
In his book, How Doctors Think, author Jerome Groopman, M.D., says that he would not go to a doctor if he thought that the doctor didn’t like him. (See Books for summary)
This man is a distinguised researcher, clinician and professor, so he is about as numbers-savvy as it gets. Still, he places a lot of emphasis [...]
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How Do You Tell Your Doctor Something Embarrassing?
As we learned when we were small, it’s better to get it over with.
When you have something to tell the doctor which makes your face red just thinking about it, what can you do?
Write it down. Hand it to the doctor and say, “This explains the problem. It’s hard for me to talk about without [...]
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A Doctor’s E-Mail Advice To The Wife Of A Friend, Who Has Had A Transplant
Patients should not be left alone in the hospital even when they are not in immediate danger. A steady stream of research on errors in hospitals suggests that friends and families must play a more active role in the patient’s monitoring, care and do their own charting of who has done what, why and when.
Below [...]
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