You are here with me, so it is clear you care about taking control of your healthcare! Medicine is rapidly changing and the role you play in staying well is getting more and more important every day! Making sure your are well informed, and have a plan to stay well is key! The hospital is a place to avoid at all cost, but when you need to go, the place you choose can mean the difference between lif
e and death: literally! If you are curious about the choices Doctors make for themselves, stay tuned for discussions on new and controversial topics. Sorting through media sensationalism can be confusing, especially without guidance. Many Doctors are employees of a particular Hospital or Hospital group and contractually are not allowed to refer you outside of their group. Therefore, it is very hard for patients to know where the best place to go for any particular problem. Clearly different institutions excel at different things. Only a self employed physician without political ties to an institution is legally able to be frankly honest in guiding you, without the reward of a bonus, or the punishment of "non renewal of contract," influencing what he or she shares with you. Understanding the nuances of these relationships is very challenging , even for some Doctors inside the systems so it is almost impossible for patients outside of the system to fully appreciate the cost of contractual agreements, to patient care. More and more physicians have limited time with their patients and you may find your doctor, tied to a strict schedule and unable to answer the list of questions you have compiled over the past year awaiting your physical exam. This lack of time is quite deliberate . Less time, means you will come back, or see a specialist. A well designed system to increase revenue and delay diagnosis...just enough but not too much. As in all genres, not all Doctors are created equal. Some may not be innately interested in Cutting Edge Medicine, the way you are. Costly copays impede you from scheduling separate visit for each thing you want to discuss and the doctor in charge of your family may not be the same one who can answer some of your questions. That is why you jump on the internet and surf. The problem with that, is the immense volume of streaming data! It is overwhelming! one hardly knows who to trust or where to begin! Defining what wellness means to your family, may seem like a daunting task and
getting them across the finish line, the impossible dream. In the office, via telemedicine , as an ongoing patient or for a second consult. If you request a second opinion, I will review all of your documents, particular circumstances and give you sound advice with references from the literature to help guide you to the next strategic choice. I can help your employees truly engage in wellness. You shall find that I think" outside the box " on a lot of issues , and lack political restraints curtailing so many employed Doctors from speaking freely on concerning matters stirring in Doctors Lounges and usually considered "TABOO" to share outside or "restricted" locations. Change can only come from the masses demanding it and that requires them to understand and publicly acknowledge the landscape.
