As we enter 2014, and medical care transforms to comply with the Affordable Care Act, patients are more responsible for their own care. So it is now time to get all the tips you can to help make sure you are with the right doctor, get the full attention of your doctor about controlling all your symptoms and preventing any diseases you might be at risk of developing.
There are many tips about your care in my book “Surviving American Medicine”. But to help make many of these tips more accessible, I have posted suggestions on my YouTube channel. To access these short videos, simply go to http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkDArAEH5noV7jrpO5MrzOQ and select any of the videos you think you could use. Each of them is only about 2 minutes long, and can give you some advice that might get you better care in 2014.
A year of reform is the time to re-evaluate how good your care has been, how much care your doctor is continuing to give you (doctors are more stressed and have less time now), and how well you are following advice to stay healthy and get well. These videos may help you.