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Time is short--especially at the doctor's office. During each visit, you spend only 12 to 15 minutes with your doctor, the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey has found. And when you try to explain how you're feeling, chances are the doctor will interrupt before you get 23 seconds into your recital, says an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
...wonder "My doctor doesn't listen to me" is one of the top gripes about medical care...
...most bang out of your medical-insurance buck? The key, as in most relationships, is communication. "We've known for some time that good communication provides doctors with the kind of information that helps them diagnose and treat problems," says Dr. Dennis Cope, chair of internal medicine at the UCLA San Fernando Valley Program. But recent research shows there's another benefit: the better your doctor understands you, the faster you may heal. People with diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and ulcers, for example, do better when doctor and patient listen to each other, Cope says...
...first step toward better health care is choosing the doctor who is right for you--someone you feel comfortable with, says Dr. Howard Hiatt, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. "You should be able to say, 'I'd like to have the time to talk with you, to express my concerns and to hear your response. And when it's necessary to make a decision, I'd also like to do that with...
...wait to hunt for a doctor until the day you come down with the flu. Start the search when you're feeling healthy, advises Dr. Mack Lipkin Jr., director of the division of primary care at New York University School of Medicine. "You wouldn't buy a car the day you needed to get out of town," he says. "You'd want time to shop. You have to do the same when you choose a doctor." Although the concept of meeting with a physician before you sign on as a patient may seem a bit strange, Hiatt says, "there...