Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
Have you ever discussed the cost of treatment options with your doctor? Probably not!
The New York Times article noted “The shift, little noticed outside the medical establishment but already controversial inside it, suggests that doctors are starting to redefine their roles, from being concerned exclusively about individual patients to exerting influence on how health care dollars are spent.”
“In practical terms, new guidelines being developed by the medical groups could result in doctors choosing one drug over another for cost reasons or even deciding that a particular treatment — at the end of life, for example — is too expensive. In the extreme, some critics have said that making treatment decisions based on cost is a form of rationing.”
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
Chiropractic Medicine. Homeopathy. Naturopathy. Energy Medicine.
A Mayo Clinic article addressed the questions – What are some examples of complementary and alternative medicine? Why are some doctors hesitant about complementary and alternative medicine? Why is there so little evidence about complementary and alternative medicine?
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
Are physicians practicing defensive medicine or are we demanding unnecessary test?
The CBS News report noted “Among the reasons these tests are not recommended is that they can often find some abnormality, which although benign, could lead to further unnecessary tests and treatment…” “In 1 to 3 percent of people you will find something on the MRI, whether it be a tumor or blood vessel malformation. You don’t want to find something you weren’t looking for. It can be anxiety provoking…”
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
The New York Daily News article was a first person story of experience with the health care system.
“My plunge into the world of ambulances, emergency rooms and minor surgery came without warning, like a trapdoor opening beneath my feet. One second, I was skiing along happily in upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains with my son and a group of friends. The next, I was writhing on the slope in pain — having wrenched my right leg in an awkward, slow-speed fall. In the blink of an eye, I went from a healthy and independent 52-year-old to a trauma victim in need of a lot of expert help from a lot of people.”
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Navigator
An article in the Wall Street Journal noted “Quality” has been the buzzword in health care for a decade, but the worthy goal is driving health-care providers to distraction. All stakeholders—insurers, patients, hospital administrators and government watchdogs—are demanding metrics to ensure that money is spent wisely.
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Have you ever discussed the cost of treatment options with your doctor? Probably not!
