A company representative with the Orwellian title “care advocate” would call and grill them about why they’d seen a patient twice a week or weekly for six months. In case after case, United would refuse to cover care, leaving patients to pay out-of-pocket or go without it. The severi...
the patient went uncared for for several hours until a patient advocate had to become involved at his wife’s request. When he finally was seen, he was seen by a surgical resident who failed to appreciate
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“From a patient's perspective, it is reassuring to know that so many doctors want to improve care for their patients. This is a groundbreaking undertaking and the benefits will only grow over time.” Wesley Mayer, MD Baylor College of Medicine ...
Eagle, MD, director of the Cardiovascular Center and Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The study shows, he says, that if either procedure is considered appropriate for an individual patient, the decision can rest on patient attitudes ...
Michael Arthur Newdow (born June 24, 1953) is an American attorney and emergency medicine physician. He is best known for his efforts to have recitations of the current version of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools in the United States declared unconstitutional because of its inclusion ...
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Over-the-counter medication: Pain Relievers, Cold Medicine, and Stool Softeners I know some over-the-counter-medications can be used to make illegal drugs and sometimes folks are in pain. But, what's up with the the stool softener theft?