Getting a Second Medical Opinion

What is Second Medical Opinion??

When the doctor recommends a drug or procedure, whether for a cardiovascular condition or not, you almost certainly have questions and concerns or even fears.

All these reactions are normal. But that does not mean you have to accept everything you just heard at face value. The next step should be to get a second opinion.

Why seek a second medical opinion?

Maybe you do not feel confident about your doctor's decisions. Perhaps you feel rushed. Other reasons to get a second opinion include:

•     Your insurance company may require it before covering the treatment.
•     You may have options - including not require medicine or procedure, or one that is less expensive than another.
•     Are you worried about the risk or how it might affect your lifestyle, family or work?

    How do I ask for a second medical opinion?

Start with your doctor for a recommendation, or if you have one from another source, ask your doctor about this person.

For second or third doctors or specialists, you can also:

   1.  Ask family or friends who have been treated with the same condition.

   2.  Get a list of doctors approved by your insurance company or health plan administrator of the employer.

   3.  Contact your local medical society.

How do I ask for a second opinion?

   1.  Before you visit a second doctor, have your records forwarded to him or her. Better yet, get a complete set and take them with you.

   2.  Also, be sure to come up with specific questions. "The more specific questions, the more focused your meeting, the best is the second opinion will be,"

   3.  You should also bring a pad and pen to write the important things, and ask a significant other to sit and listen to (and not talk).

   4.  When you're done, ask the second doctor to send their notes to you and your doctor.

    

     

       BENEFITS

     

            1.        Optimize treatment and avoid unnecessary risks

Beyond the diagnosis, a second opinion provides the opportunity to ask questions, understand your options, and help you decide whether to proceed with a potentially risky therapy or not and then restore the trust that the recommended treatment plan is appropriate.

    2  .       From the comfort of your home

The benefits of a second opinion are many: financial, physical and psychological. By providing these services remotely, improve patient access to medical care and no need to make appointments, waiting at the clinic, privacy, etc.

         3  .       Improve health results

A second opinion has been found to bring down the cost of health care and reduce misdiagnoses.

   ABOUT US

Mediklik is an online healthcare portal which provides patients with a virtual platform to get the doctor consultation at home. Mediklik also provides other features like personal health records, symptom checker, disease database and drug interaction tool.

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