Direct primary care, or DPC, is a health-care alternative that’s gaining traction in the US with close to 3,000 practices in all 50 states and...
Charles B. Inlander
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Medical Testing Errors
Errors in medical test results are common. For example, studies report that up to 12 percent of mammogram results are false positive, meaning they report...
Selecting Mental Health Services
The demand for mental health services has exploded over the past few years. Blame it, in part, on the COVID pandemic, which created both fear...
Checking Out a Surgeon
Eight years ago, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I had just one day to check out the neurosurgeon who was recommended to operate...
Your Medical Test Results
There are many things about our health-care system that cause anxiety. Issues such as getting a reasonably quick appointment with a specialist or the cost...
Micro Hospitals – A Growing Trend
The old saying “What goes around, comes around” is the best way to describe what is happening in the hospital industry. Starting in the 1970s,...
Negotiating With Your Medical Provider
A friend of mine recently asked me if he had the right to negotiate fees with his doctors. My friend has a very high-deductible family...
