| It is official...Marcus Welby is dead!
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| | family Doctors are human beings with
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| His assassins, managed care and medical
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| | human lives and problems.When a patient
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| malpractice are still at large.The days
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| | asked about my family my engine
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| of house calls and familiarity between
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| | automatically slowed down and a smile
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| doctor and patient are going the way of
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| | came to my face.I was grateful for the
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| vinyl records. What may be surprising to
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| | break in the action.I found myself making
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| many is that the majority of doctors are
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| | sure that all of that patient's questions
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| just as angry and frustrated with the
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| | were answered.Ask your doctor how the
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| situation as the patients.As a physician,
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| | malpractice crisis is affecting him When
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| I have had the opportunity to experience
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| | patients asked me this question I always
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| this dilemma from both sides; as a doctor
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| | forgot how busy I was. I gave them a
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| and as a patient. The following 7 tips
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| | passionate answer. I made sure all their
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| include gestures that I responded to
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| | questions were answered and that they
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| favorably as a doctor and actions that
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| | were satisfied before they left the
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| aided me as a patient.Have your insurance
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| | office.Ask your doctor how the healthcare
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| and personal information updated and
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| | crisis is affecting him. I loved it when
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| ready prior to your visit. Nothing slows
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| | patients asked me this question. It gave
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| down the front office more than
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| | me a chance to explain the problems with
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| unprepared patients.If all patients are
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| | managed care and how the increasing
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| prepared with the above information the
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| | doctor shortage was influencing patient
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| office staff is less stressed, delays are
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| | volume and waiting time. I always walked
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| avoided, and the amount of time you spend
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| | away from that patient encounter feeling
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| waiting for the doctor is reduced.This
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| | a little lighter. the patient usually
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| tip avoids stress on both sides of the
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| | walked away with a bag of any drug
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| fence.Have a list of your current
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| | samples he needed. At the end of the day,
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| medications with you at your visit. You
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| | after seeing 50 patients and answering
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| would be surprised how many patients take
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| | countless phone calls, that patient's
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| medication without knowing the name or
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| | name and face remained in my mind.Use the
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| dose of what they are taking.Take
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| | first 4 tips to be a responsible patient
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| responsibility for your health by knowing
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| | and to take ownership of your health. Use
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| what you are putting into your body.In a
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| | the last 3 to be a human being, and to
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| busy primary care office medication
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| | help your doctor remember why he became a
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| changes sometimes may not be charted.
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| | doctor in the first place.Dr. Messina
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| This can cause the wrong medication to be
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| | became a Board Certified Family
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| prescribed on a refill request.Knowing
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| | Practitioner in 1985. He had a solo
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| your medication name and dose helps
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| | practice until 1994. At that time he
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| prevent medication errors.Have a list of
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| | helped form a group Family Practice in
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| your symptoms with you at your visit. You
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| | which he was Vice President. He left
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| can help your doctor arrive at a speedy,
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| | group practice in 1997 and became Medical
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| accurate diagnosis by having a list of
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| | Director of a Wellness Center. He was
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| symptoms which are specific to your
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| | responsible for coordinating the efforts
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| complaint.This saves the doctor from
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| | of nutritionists, acupuncturists, massage
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| having to perform a complete review of
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| | therapists, exercise physiologists, and
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| systems to look for clues.Have a list of
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| | Chinese medicine practitioners into
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| questions prepared. Prepare a few
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| | patient care plans.He entered clinical
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| reasonable questions for your
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| | research in 2000. He has been the
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| visit,keeping in mind that time is a
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| | Principal Investigator in over 50
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| factor.Common questions come up
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| | clinical trials involving osteoarthritis,
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| frequently,and in many cases the nurse
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| | diabetes, hypertension,
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| can give you an adequate answer.If the
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| | hypercholesterolemia, chronic pain,
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| nurse is unable to answer your question
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| | depression, anxiety, dry eye, migraine,
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| she will often alert the doctor to the
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| | and diabetes prevention. He has served as
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| question before you are seen.This often
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| | a consultant to a nutritional company,
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| helps the doctor prepare in advance, so
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| | and has formulated nutritional
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| your question can be answered in a rapid,
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| | supplements.Visit Dr.
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| concise manner.Ask your doctor about his
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