At 09:43 2003-01-20 -0600, Reggie wrote:
But to get back to Nick's original point, a lot more could be done by insurance companies to educate patients about when they need to go to the emergency room, and when a visit to a clinic or to a "primary care physician" would be more appropriate. But how do educate people without insurance about going to a clinic vs. going to an emergency room? The only methods I can think of are PSAs (Public Service Announcements) on TV and radio, and maybe brochures in emergency rooms saying something like "If you have these symptoms, you're in the right place. If you have these other symptoms, you might want to consider a clinic or a visit to your regular doctor." Maybe there can be several brochures based on general symptom, sort of like the fliers found in some drugstores with general info about various diseases.You could have a HealthCare Hotline staffed with nurses and/or doctors so that
Any other ideas?
Reggie Bautista
the common stuff can be taken care of without actually getting out to a hospital
or clinic.
We have one here and it works relatively well, for those peole who take the time
to use it.
Jean-Louis
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