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Originally posted by paigowprincess
1) Can I trust a doctor who looks at things so quickly?
[4]Is there some online resource where I can read feedback on doctors?
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1) Maybe. Physicans are trained to make quick decisions as soon as they feel that they have a grasp on the situation. This makes for fairly good health care, but it's a fucking pain in the ass when you have to work with them outside of the health care setting. Their mindset is "examine, make diagnosis, set treatment course," and they tend to do it very quickly. It's sometimes hard to get them to reassess the diagnosis or treatment in the non-healthcare setting.
[4] There are some resources out there on MDs but most of them are not accessable to the general public. The National Practitioner Data Base has malpractice, medical board and medical staff issues on file. Some of the medical boards have on-line information on the physician, so you might want to check your state's medical board webpage. It's likely, though, that all it will say is "action taken" or "no history of discipline". The best source of information on a physician are other physicians and especially nurses. Talking to other patients is generally not as helpful, because patients tend to concern themselves with bedside manner, and not the quality of the healthcare that is given.
