Managing Health Care: Doctor & Hospital Visits

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  • The Origin of Medical Myths

    02/17/06, Harvard Health Publications

    My father, a retired physician, used to tell me about one his patients who blamed his doctors for his ills: “I was fine before I came to see you but by the end of my first visit, I had high blood pressure and high cholesterol. What are you doing to m

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  • The Promise and Pitfalls of Patient Empowerment

    02/21/06, Harvard Health Publications

    The days of physicians telling their patients what to do are fading fast, and none too soon. It is widely believed that informed consumers make better decisions and that doctors should welcome increasing patient involvement — after all, it is the pat

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  • Advance Directives Help You Plan Your Care

    07/01/05, M. D. Anderson

    Advance Directives Help You Plan Your Care

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  • Smart Decisions: Know Your Options

    05/19/06, Healthwise

    Throughout your life you have to make health decisions for yourself and your family. The decisions you make influence your overall well-being as well as the quality and cost of your care. In general, people who work with their doctors to make health

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  • Seven Diseases Doctors Miss

    12/04/06, Prevention

    How to know if you're at risk

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  • Special Report: How Safe is Your Hospital?

    12/01/06, Women's Health

    They're supposed to be the ultimate places of healing, so why have our hospitals become so dangerous? And, more important, how can you avoid the problems?

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  • A Safe Stay

    12/01/06, Women's Health

    What you can do to make sure you're healthier at the end of your hospital visit than you were at the start

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  • Don't Be a Pill

    12/01/06, Women's Health

    What frustrates M.D.'s most? Paperwork, malpractice suits...and their patients. Yup, even sweet little you. Learn how not to drive your doctor crazy and you'll both feel a lot better

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  • Making the Most of Your Appointment

    07/25/07, Healthwise

    Many people are more satisfied with their health care if they share the responsibility with their health professionals. Your health professional is an expert on medical care, but you are the expert on yourself. Often there is more than

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  • Work in Partnership With Your Health Professional to Prevent Medical Errors

    10/02/06, Healthwise

    The possibility of a medical error worries many people in today's complex health care system. When health care or services have an unexpected and undesired result, it is called an adverse event. An adverse event may be caused by a

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