How do I compare doctors?
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How do I compare doctors?
These comparison tools can help you decide which doctor or facility is best for you.
- HealthGrades. http://www.healthgrades.com.
- Hospital Compare. https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html.
- Leapfrog Group. http://www.leapfroggroup.org.
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
- Quality Check.
What type of doctor should everyone have?
All adults should have a primary care doctor. These are usually internal medicine (internists) or family medicine doctors. Getting an annual checkup can help your doctor spot health issues early on. Untreated conditions, such as high blood pressure, can lead to serious problems that are harder to treat.
What is the most famous type of doctor?
1. Family physicians. What they do: Family physicians, one of the most well known of all the different types of doctors, diagnose and treat diseases and injuries within the general population.
How do you compare surgeons?
How to research a surgeon
- Confirm state credentials. The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) can tell you if the surgeon is licensed in your state.
- Confirm surgical certification.
- Uncover professional reprimands.
- Check ratings, number of procedures performed and complication rates.
What are the kinds of doctors?
Specialty doctors
- Allergists. An allergist or immunologist focuses on preventing and treating allergic diseases and conditions.
- Dermatologists.
- Infectious disease doctors.
- Ophthalmologists.
- Obstetrician/gynecologists.
- Cardiologists.
- Endocrinologists.
- Gastroenterologists.
What type of doctor should a woman have?
The most important doctors a woman should see every year should be her primary care physician and her gynecologist. However, there are a few other doctors, like dentists and dermatologists, that women should also see regularly.
What is the purpose of the physician Compare tool that is a part of the CMS website?
Developed as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 to increase transparency by publicly reporting data on providers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) designed the Physician Compare website to help patients obtain data about Medicare-participating physicians.