On 21 Jan 2003 at 15:28, Jean-Louis Couturier wrote: > 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. > > > >Any other ideas? > > > >Reggie Bautista > > You could have a HealthCare Hotline staffed with nurses and/or doctors > so that 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.
We have one as well, NHS Direct. They've been quite helpful as well. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
