Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
If you have a really good PCP, she or he will monitor all the prescriptions you take as well as any over-the-counter (OTC) vitamins and supplements you use.
But we have all heard about family members and friends who have been affected by adverse drug interactions.
This may occur because: you go to several physicians who each give you prescriptions; a prescription is changed; you buy and use OTC products; and/or you do not read the warnings on the prescription.
REMINDER: Always bring a list of all your prescriptions and OTC products to every doctor’s visit.
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
If you are like me, you may occasionally “Google” your medical symptoms. Now apps are available to help you check your symptoms systematically rather than randomly.
The Wall Street Journal article noted “Now more health-care providers are… steering patients to new and improved computerized symptom-checkers that make it easier for them to get reliable information about possible diagnoses, research their condition and even connect directly to a doctor. Doctors are adding these tools to their websites and incorporating them into electronic medical records, encouraging patients to use them before office visits to save time and make consultations more productive. Another benefit: Results turned up by a symptom-checker may actually help doctors think of something they hadn’t considered.”
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
A recent Modern Health Care article noted “The key is getting that travel history right up front when you’re interviewing the patient and then as soon as you suspect MERS—even before you do the testing—you should make sure you have that patient on isolation precautions so they don’t spread to any other patients or healthcare workers.”
The major lesson from this first MERs experience in the U.S. for other healthcare providers is “to think about MERS you really need to get a good travel history…”
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
Doctor’s allocate a fixed amount of time for you visit, so make the most of that time by preparing beforehand.
The nextavenue article listed and explained 10 items to bring with you to a doctor’s appointment:
1. Medical History
2. Changes to Your Medical Record
3. Your Prescription Drugs
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
Here’s a great cartoon story about the implementation and benefits of Obamacare by Jen Sorensen, as featured in Kaiser Health News.
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
“Some physicians who work for hospitals say they’ve been asked to see patients every 11 minutes.”
A Kaiser Health News article noted “Patients – and physicians – say they feel the time crunch as never before as doctors rush through appointments as if on roller skates to see more patients and perform more procedures to make up for flat or declining reimbursements.”
“Doctors have one eye on the patient and one eye on the clock…”
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If you have a really good PCP, she or he will monitor all the prescriptions you take as well as any over-the-counter (OTC) vitamins and supplements you use.
