There are many reasons why patients choose to transfer or transition their medical care from one doctor to another. We at MDC-Atlanta suggest the following steps to take in the transition of medical care:. -Notify your current doctor or health care provider regarding...
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The Brain, Spinal Cord, Peripheral Nerves, and The Autonomic Nervous System-A Practical Explanation
Putting it all together to help patients understand how they could potentially be in a position to detect the earliest signs of illnesses, retarding advanced stages of diseases, and to partner with a health care provider---- In fact, the medical interview starts...
The 40-years and Older Patient
Most of us tend to be healthy or at least without any significant medical issues prior to the age of Forty (40) Years, other than some minor illnesses here and there for which often times we are able to recover without further sequela.. While it remains a mystery why...
The Simplified Pathology Report for Patient at MDC-Atlanta
OUR NEW PATHOLOGY REPORTING SYSTEM FOR PATIENT: The Clinical Image: The Diagnostic Pathology Image: Additional Information about Keratoacanthoma and Prognosis Keratoacanthoma (KA) is a special lesion, a pseudocancer, occurring as an isolated nodule, usually on the...
Simple Language Portends Better Communication For Health-Care Delivery
There are various medical specialties that have different types of jargons for communicating. Patients are left confused regarding the complexity of language used by the medical professionals through various medical specialties. We, at MDC-Atlanta, believe that...
Making Cost for Medical Services Affordable through MDC-Atlanta
IT ALL STARTS HERE, CLICK THE greatest expense over a person's life time is Health-care. And, unfortunately, as we all age, we will eventually suffer illness and/or disease. The real question becomes, "How do we make Health-care affordable? I believe the most basic...
The Fight Against Breast Cancer-SIMPLE, Breast Self Examination (BSE)
CLICK HERE TO VIEW SLIDE SHOW OF ADVANCED DIAGNOSES OF BREAST AND OTHER CANCERS ADVANCE STAGE OF BREAST CANCER PROTUDING THROUGH SKIN CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO DEMONSTRATION By DR. GATES The statistics are widely known that millions of women and men, world-wide, die...
Pain Management-High Risk Patients
CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT ABSOLUTE REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO CONTACTING OUR OFFICE: Faxed records of the following: 1. Letter from a Licensed Physician who most recently treated you with CLASS II or any of the FIVE Scheduled Classes of medication for long-term management of...
Changing the Dynamics of Quality Laboratory Medicine?Transparency Through Smartphone Technology Assures Accuracy in DIAGNOSIS
Our modern society is constantly changing through the influx of smartphone technology. This truly allows patients to take charge of their health care, and partner with a physician or other health care provider. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act was created...