Have you ever seen the autograph of the doctor’s office that you may have to pay extra insurance when discussing additional issues with your doctor?
Then you are not alone. As health care expenditure continues to increase, the provider is requested to warn the patient for unexpected expenses (for example, premiums for additional services for a complete full annual health visit).
Helen Colby
But our research shows this warning signal. It can result in unintended resultsThe patient is discouraged to speak publicly with the doctor.
We are a professor Person We make a decision to spend In addition, the university contract medical office was inspired to study this problem. Other researchers found There are many reasons why people hesitate to speak publicly with doctors, and we wondered if this sign was another factor. So we have done some experiments.
In both studies, we found that when people saw insurance warning signs, they were willing to raise various problems during the physical examination. This included short -term problems such as headaches, fatigue and arthritis pain in the finger joints, and chronic conditions including hypertension, type 2 diabetes and asthma.
In the third study, we tested whether people were reluctant to speak and whether the signs were said or simply a sign that mentioned the cost. We showed that there were no signs of signing, insurance warning, or prescription discount program, and were also modeled after the actual display was prepared in the same doctor’s office. Only those who saw insurance signs were less likely to say.
Why is it important
The Frank conversation between the patient and the provider is as follows: It is essential for health care. They allow providers Custom drugReduce side effects and find a treatment that is suitable for each patient. Also, we treat the problem earlier later than later. In general, it leads to a better result. It costs less in the long run.
We have found that even if we need insurance warning signs, even if we intend well, we can prevent patients from sharing important health information. This may cause important treatment to delay, and unnecessary inconvenience and stress can occur when the patient is struggling due to untocated problems.
The medical office must include a specific insurance disclosure to inform the patient his rights. Not surprisingBut it was effective in 2022, but providers and managers should know that patients often have concerns.
The doctor’s office can try to find a way It delivers potential insurance costs It also encourages patients to have an open and honest discussion with the provider. Inspired by this work, the signboards of the office were thick and underlined, making it especially aggressive for some patients.
It is important to know that the patient should not ignore the symptoms. In fact, you can raise concerns as soon as possible with doctors and other medical service providers. Save more money.
Unknown
We could not study the long -term effects of such signs, for example, a much more negative impact than the patient found. Annual health visit.
Also unclear How frequent health care experts actually report In particular, if the problem is raised for a while during the checkup and no additional test or treatment is required, there is a conversation with the insurer.
But research is clear at one point. If you think that a patient can speak freely with a doctor, he gets better treatment. Therefore, doctors and other medical experts should know that even warning signals can be encouraged to protect the patient to keep silence.
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