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Spring Newsletter 2009LASIK Surgery for Everyone?2009-04-08
There are many questions asked by patients, but the most common question must be, "Can I have surgery to fix my eyes?" The real question is, "Can I have LASIK to see better without eye glasses or contact lenses?" This month's Newsletter will attempt to answer the question that so many want to know. |
Winter Newsletter 2009How to Save on Healthcare2008-10-22
Although you received our Fall Newsletter a few weeks ago, I am sending the Winter Newsletter 2009 to our patients months early because many of you may be changing insurance plans in the new year. With finances being pressured from all directions, I thought that this would be a good time to write about how I managed to save on my health care costs. If you would like basic information on insurance, refer to our Winter Newsletter 2008.
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Fall Newsletter 2008A Tale of Two Children2008-09-04
For our patients who are parents and live in Missouri, you are now affected by Senate Bill 16 which went into effect on July 1, 2008. This new law requires that all kindergarten and first grade children have a comprehensive eye examination before January 1st of the following year in order to stay enrolled in school. Why has the state decided to mandate eye examinations? About 80% of what we learn is through vision and vision disorders are the most prevalent handicapping condition of children. Studies have found that while 20% to 29% of children have some type of vision problem before entering kindergarten, 85% have not received any type of vision care.
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Summer Newsletter 2008How Doctors Think2008-07-01
I recently read the book, How Doctors Think, by Dr. Jerome Groopman at Harvard Medical School. The book covers different thinking techniques taught to student doctors and how they can become stuck in a thought process that could lead them, and their patients, down the wrong road. Although it sounds like a book written for doctors, Dr. Groopman actually wrote the book to help patients receive better health care. Reading this book has helped me to understand how my thinking has changed over the years from pattern recognition when I first graduated (using the pattern of symptoms to reach a diagnosis), to using algorithms (using a framework of questions to reach a diagnosis), to what I use today- heuristics (using the intuition gained from experience to reach a diagnosis). If you are looking for an interesting book to read this summer, I recommend it. If you are looking for ways to receive better health care by helping your doctor(s) think, I recommend these tips:
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Winter Newsletter 2008Insurance Explained2008-01-01
The first few days of the new year are always among my favorite since the year is open before me with a clean slate. Just when I hope to keep that feeling, my IRS tax forms arrive in the mail and jolts me back to reality. Something else that arrives in the mail at this time of year are new insurance cards and plan benefit booklets. To help you better understand insurance, this quarter's newsletter is dedicated to explaining some of the basics.
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