The traditional "Father Knows Best" doctor-patient relationship is costly and dangerous for both you and your employees.  Medical paternalism contributes to delays in diagnosis, preventable medical errors and poor patient compliance.  This means higher medical bills, more absenteeism and the insidious costs of presenteeism.  

Successful patients engage in a collaborative partnership with their physicians.  It's no secret that patients should prepare for doctor appointments, talk with their doctors about embarrassing medical topics and ask for understandable explanations in English.  Yet, few do so.   

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Vicki Rackner MD, the founder of Medical Bridges and nationally-known expert on the doctor-patient relationship, identified surprisingly common obstacles to optimal medical care.  The good news is that most are easily overcome.  Her products and services have a singular focus: groom informed health care consumers who function as collaborative members of the health care team.  Your employees learn exactly what to say and what to do to get the health care they want, need and deserve. She shows your employees how to get the same good service you have come to expect at a fine restaurant or from a good car mechanic.  

Dr. Rackner is a board-certified surgeon who, after treating tens of thousands of patients left the operating room to be on the cutting edge of health care consumerism.  She's the author of:  

• The Personal Health Journal,
• The Biggest Skeleton in Your Doctor's Closet and
• Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul Healthy Living Series: Heart Disease.

She's quoted in publications that range from The Wall Street Journal to Reader's Digest to CNN.com. She's been the guest on over 150 radio shows, including NPR and Martha Stewart Living.