Is my doctor’s guideline for my treatment right for me?

Physician
March 11, 2017

Health care guidelines are produced in ever-increasing numbers. The National Guideline Clearinghouse, a U.S.-based public website compiling summaries of “clinical practice” (health care) guidelines, has over 1,000 entries and is updated weekly. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in the U.K. has over 180 clinical guidelines. The Conversation

Health care guidelines cover all aspects of medicine, …

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Is my doctor’s guideline for my treatment right for me?

The most important thing you’re not discussing with your doctor

Physician
February 15, 2017

Politicians and policymakers are discussing what parts of the Affordable Care Act to change and what to keep. While most of us have little control over those discussions, there is one health care topic that we can control: what we talk about with our doctor.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the landmark publication Crossing the Quality Chasm 15 years ago. The report proposed six aims for …

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The most important thing you’re not discussing with your doctor