Medical Bridges: Improving the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Dear Dr. Rackner...
Thank you for your excellent, thoughtful advice concerning my wife's upcoming appointment with the neurosurgeon and 2nd opinion. Metastatic breast cancer is scary enough, but throwing a brain tumor into the mix reduced me to a near babbling-idiot. Your calm and forthright approach helped me to think it through and enabled us to successfully navigate those choppy seas. You are truly the Suze Orman of medical advice!

How your business could benefit...
We're in a new economic reality, and it's time to rethink health care. The rubber meets the road in the doctor-patient relationship.

The traditional "Father Knows Best" doctor-patient relationship is costly and dangerous. Medical paternalism contributes to delays in diagnosis, preventable medical errors and poor patient compliance. This means higher medical bills, more absenteeism and decreased productivity.

It's no secret that patients should prepare for doctor appointments, talk with their doctors about embarrassing medical topics and get second medical opinions. Yet, few do so.

It's time for a change. But how?

We at Medical Bridges serve the business community by helping patients and family caregivers take the fastest, most direct route from illness to optimal health—and full productivity--by partnering more effectively with their doctors. We offer concrete what-to-say and what-to-do insider tips and tools that empower patients and family caregivers engage in more collaborative health care partnerships, sort through the plethora of medical information and make smart medical choices.

Dr. Vicki...
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.

Everyone Benefits
Imagine how your business could benefit when you, your employees and your clients cut medical bills, avoid costly errors and decrease wear-and-tear when navigating the health care system. Everyone benefits when patients and caregivers say YES to health.

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