Peckkale

No doubt you've all heard of the new "Centers of Excellence" that are popping up.

Here is an article on them and what it all means to the patient looking for insurance approval.

http://www.barbarathompson.net/pdf/C...Excellence.pdf


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2Bhealthy

Thanks Pekkale, that was interesting.

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Jen

October 6th 2005
258/132 /150?
consult/current/goal
Loss to date 125lbs!

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I can't decide if I think this is a good idea or a bad one.

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Veronica
Lap 7/6/05
215/155/123
start/goal/current At NORMAL weight!
BMI 39.32/21.8

Aunny

That seems like a good idea to me. I like knowing the pedigree of the surgeons before going under the knife! I work in a pediatric ICU and I know that we do a lot of research about patient outcomes. I think its wonderful that they want to be able to track successes and shortcomings. It makes everyone (patients and doctors) be more accountable. I like that.

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