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Thinking that the UHS orthopedist would still have my X-rays, I rode the elevator up to the fifth floor. He didn't. The receptionist explained that I needed to go to the basement where X-rays are done. Normally, this would have been merely a minor annoyance, but boy, was I woozy. The UHS elevator does that...
...malpractice awards to a maximum of $250,000. They allow doctors and hospitals to form their own health-care plans, called provider-sponsored networks, so they can compete with existing HMOS and insurance companies. And both proposals revive some currently banned self-referrals, which means, for example, that an orthopedist with an investment in a radiology lab would once again be allowed to send his Medicare patients there for X rays...
...doctor (I am hesitant to use that word) said I could have a dislocated patella but that I should see an orthopedist anyway and he would do me the favor of writing me up a referral to expedite the procedure. I was handed a yellow pamphlet entitled "Patello-Femoral Syndrome" and was told to familiarize myself with my possible disease...
Even though my knee was swollen beyond belief and I could not even walk, I was not allowed to see an orthopedist that day and I had to call and make an appointment. Of course, when I did call the next day for an appointment, there wasn't one available until December 22, a day after Winter Break begins. What was I to do in the mean time? The answer was obvious. I really couldn't do anything. I was instructed to remain on Advil, and "feel better...
...knew that because I had exams and papers coming up that I would have to wait until I arrived at home where I would be able to see an orthopedist right away. If damage was done to my knee in the meantime then that would just...