Sentences with phrase «ratings of medical doctors»

In 2010, Avvo took on the medical profession, adding profiles and ratings of medical doctors and creating a medical site that paralleled its legal site.

As of today, Avvo is adding an entirely new section of its site that contains profiles and ratings of medical doctors from all 50 states.

Not exact matches

As companies and insurers look for additional ways to reduce healthcare costs, they're increasingly narrowing the networks of doctors and medical providers with whom they offer preferred rates.

Healthcare providers prefer to be paid upfront to avoid the expensive process of chasing after claims and unpaid medical bills and you're only paying for your doctor's time instead of the insurance company's flat rate, which includes its own administrative costs as well.

Like review sites in other sectors, Whitecoat gives consumers the ability to rate their experiences with a variety of medical practitioners, but currently this is limited to observations on a doctor's manner or listening skills.

This represented a stark change from the colonial era, when mothers normally breastfed at least through infants» second summer.3 The move to early weaning was so relentless that doctors complained bitterly in a 1912 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association that breastfeeding duration rates had been declining steadily since the mid-19th century «and now it is largely a question as to whether the mother will nurse her baby at all.»»

You skewed my words regarding «managing» my birth... the whole point of the midwife is to alert the mother of the possibility of a problem, just like an OB so then a proper course of action can be taken... I was merely saying that they don't think of birth as a medical emergency from the beginning, requiring things that are unnecessary, like constant monitoring because it's easier than intermittent monitoring, or restricting maternal intake because the doctor could get puked on, or have fecal matter excreted during delivery is selfish (and yes, I know, the mother could aspirate, but the rate of that is low too... and I'm not saying they need to eat a steak dinner... but denying a drink of water, or a popsicle during a long labor is just ridiculous, as is rushing a natural process for convenience sake.)

At the La Leche League Israel Conference in June, 2009 at Tel Hashomer Hospital / Sheba Medical Center, Gina Weissman, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant / Doctor of Dental Medicine / La Leche League Leader, spoke on the growing rate of cosmetic breast surgeries in Israel.

Dr. Chenette is one of the «Best Doctors in America» as rated by his peers and is a recognized «Top Doctor» in consumer guides to top medical care.

The real problems: A dangerously and unacceptably high doctor - endorsed C - section rate (over 32 percent), a for - profit medical system that puts money over moms, and a lack of childbirth choices, especially for women who have had previous C - sections, so severe it drives some families to choose unassisted VBAC birth.

William Gaylor (R - Lynbrook), chairman of the legislature's Veterans and Senior Affairs Committee, who has also worked on the issue, noted that the distance some Nassau veterans must travel to receive care is «simply unacceptable, especially when we have a top - rated medical facility, with world - renowned doctors and staff ready, willing and able to care for our veterans.»

From next April, success and failure rates of doctors in treating all major medical conditions will be available, as will data on the quality of their post-graduate medical education.

The party called on the governor «to quickly meet the demand of medical doctors in the state who have been on strike for over two months due to non-payment of their salaries,» describing the rate of death in the state following the shut down of health institutions as embarrassing.

Another Gallup poll, from December 2016, found the highest - rated professions for honesty and ethical standards to be nurses, with 84 percent of people rating them «very high / high,» followed by pharmacists at 67 percent and medical doctors at 65 percent.

Doctors at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix reported today in Lancet Oncology that a new treatment for ovarian cancer can improve response rates (increase the rate of tumor shrinkage) and prolong the time until cancers recur.

Online ratings that review physicians — just like ratings for restaurants, movies and mechanics — can influence what doctor a patient chooses, but most patients rank insurance acceptance and convenience as more important factors, according to U-M research published Feb. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Medical doctors like everyone else are eating pizza and soda on their lunch break, doctors have among the highest mortality rates of any...

According to Dr. Jonathon Wright, one of the world's most qualified natural medicine doctors, and the first doctor of Western medicine to see the connection with hypochlorhydria and ill health, there are many different medical condition listed which are associated with much higher rates of hypochlorhydria:

my doctor says that all my tests indicate that i don't have a problem, and i know that it's just a reflex reaction that keeps my blood pressure and heart rate from dropping too low during periods of inactivity, but that's some scary shit to have to deal with on a weekly basis, because you never can tell whether it's something normal or a medical emergency.

An Econometric Analysis of Australian Mortality Rates The Center for Health Program Evaluation This unsettling Adobe Acrobat report (134 KB ~ 31 pages) clearly documents the increase in death rates in Australia as the density of medical doctors increased in the studied regRates The Center for Health Program Evaluation This unsettling Adobe Acrobat report (134 KB ~ 31 pages) clearly documents the increase in death rates in Australia as the density of medical doctors increased in the studied regrates in Australia as the density of medical doctors increased in the studied regions.

Medical card pays for endorsements — GE Capital's CareCredit card pays dozens of professional societies to help market its high - rate health care credit card, raising questions that could cloud the doctor - patient relationship... (See Medical card endorsements)

Once the doctor of record on your case determines that you have recovered as well as can be expected (Maximum Medical Improvement), he or she will assign you a disability rating.

And (I thank a colleague for the following point), the reason doctors got income - splitting was because the government needed to improve the financial health of the medical profession and did it by way of income splitting so as not to be seen to be doing it by way of increasing the OHIP billing rates.

We know how to work with doctors who will provide you with a medical impairment rating, once you have obtained as full of recovery as possible.

Address to the Joint OFL / ONIWG Conference focuses on major problems in Ontario's system: experience rating; OH&S inspection; role of doctors, objective medical evidence and statistics in legal decisionmaking; actuaries; claims procedures — and whether judicial review, Charter are effective legal remedies.

Iit is recommended to go to a doctor or medical facilty within the providers network to take the advantage of plan benefits and for easier claims process or negotiated rates.

A health care provider network limits enrollees to a specific pool of health care providers (e.g. doctors, hospitals, labs, pharmacies, etc.) with whom the insurance company has negotiated contracted rates for medical services.

You can go to any doctor or service provider of your choice but it is recommended to go to a doctor or medical facilty within the providers network for easier claims process and negotiated rates.

If you receive your medical services from one of the doctors and hospitals in the Medical Provider Network your benefits will be paid at the negotiated provider contracted rate if they are a covered bmedical services from one of the doctors and hospitals in the Medical Provider Network your benefits will be paid at the negotiated provider contracted rate if they are a covered bMedical Provider Network your benefits will be paid at the negotiated provider contracted rate if they are a covered benefit.

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However, the doctors did have some friendly suggestions for improving the camera in the Lumia 1020 to help them in their medical research, such as a lens cover built into the device along with increasing the capture rate and resolution of images.

Highlights Crowned King of the Sales Team for consistently bringing in at least 20 new clients each quarter Developed strong relationships with clients that led to first access when new items hit the market Drafted a dynamite business plan that led to increased saturation of market Combined expert industry knowledge with first - rate customer service for great client retention rates Brilliant mind for details, including personal information about each doctor or medical practitioner acquired as a client Extensive knowledge of disease pathology and the best treatment options Experience Medical Sales Representative 6/1/2010 — Current Sunnyvale Pharmaceuticals — Los Angeles, CA Repeatedly earned the top earner's spot in the company's monthly compemedical practitioner acquired as a client Extensive knowledge of disease pathology and the best treatment options Experience Medical Sales Representative 6/1/2010 — Current Sunnyvale Pharmaceuticals — Los Angeles, CA Repeatedly earned the top earner's spot in the company's monthly compeMedical Sales Representative 6/1/2010 — Current Sunnyvale Pharmaceuticals — Los Angeles, CA Repeatedly earned the top earner's spot in the company's monthly competition.

The medical assistant who works right alongside the physician and works one - on - one with patients may be given the responsibilities of «charting» update into patients» medical histories, checking vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, heart rate), using a pressurized water pump to remove patients» ear wax, taking out sutures, advising patients about the types of testing and medicines the doctor has ordered, sending faxes to pharmacies, sterilizing medical instruments, changing linens and re-stocking examining rooms, and giving oral, topical and / or injectable medications.

Professional Experience Columbia — Presbyterian Medical Center (New York, NY) 2006 — 2010 Surgical Scheduling & Diagnostic Testing Unit Manager • Manage both adult and pediatric surgical scheduling offices for an 18 - doctor orthopedic practice, supervising the coordination of 400 surgeries per month at 4 different clinical sites • Reduce monthly case cancellation percentage through the implementation of a patient compliance program while increasing the OR utilization rate / patient volume by 13 % in 2009 — 2010 • Facilitated the opening of an ambulatory surgery center through workflow coordination and successful project management

Winthrop University Hospital (Mineola, NY) 2003 — 2006 Surgical Specialist • Assisted in the booking and scheduling of all surgical, medical, and diagnostic procedures for 8 doctors within a cardiovascular and thoracic practice • Maximized third - party reimbursement for both new and experimental procedures by 11 % • Initiated a thorough appeals process on all denied claims, increasing pay rates by 20 % • Aided in other administrative and operational functions associated with surgical procedure management

AFLAC (Columbus, GA) 10/2008 — 7/2009 Claims Specialist • Assisted in the booking and scheduling of all surgical, medical, and diagnostic procedures for 8 doctors within a cardiovascular and thoracic practice • Maximized third - party reimbursement for both new and experimental procedures by 11 % • Initiated a thorough appeals process on all denied claims, increasing pay rates by 20 % • Aided in other administrative and operational functions associated with surgical procedure management

He was «disgusted» by the Australian Medical Association's plans to offer financial incentives to induce doctors in developing countries to practise in Australia, leaving the homeland infant mortality rates to soar for lack of personnel.