BEST DOCTORS OF U.S.

All doctors are not equal so what should you look for to find the best doctor for you?

Good health is the most important asset you own. Bad health becomes your largest liability if you lose your health, thus who you get advise, treatment, and direction from becomes the most important decision that you make for the balance of your life. You must research your doctors before you place your life in their hands.

Good Standing with the AMA – It’s easy to go to the American Medical Association and do a search by name or by specialty to find out if the doctor that you are considering is in good standing. The site will also give you his hospital affiliation, his education background, and his or her residency training. Here is the link to the AMA’s website: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/patients/patients.shtml Click on the You and Your Doctor tab, and then Is your Doctor a Member.

Board Certified – The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), is a not-for-profit organization, that assists 24 approved medical specialty boards in the development and use of standards in the evaluation and certification of physicians. Board Certified physicians make a commitment to keep current in their area of specialty. With the rapid changes in the medical profession it is critical the your physician be Board Certified. Here is a link to the ABMS site where you can learn more: www.abms.org/

Peer Recognition – The best source of a medical referral is the physicians peer group. The Best of the US is a website that recognizes the best in ten professions, including doctors. They search the medical field for those physicians are in good standing with the AMA, are Board Certified, have been recognized as leaders in their field, and in many case the teachers of their area of specialty. Physicians can also become listed by being nominated for inclusion by other physicians. Here is a link to the Best of the US site: http://www.BestofUS.com.

Search the Internet – The internet will tell you everything you need to know about the physicians that you are considering. If he or she has written books, papers, or articles you’ll find it on the internet. If he or she is or has been sued you’ll find it here. If he or she has been recognized as one of the best of class you’ll find it here.

If you’d like assistance in finding the best doctors in your community go to www.BestofUS.com. If you have a doctor that you feel is one of the best of the United States be sure to submit a nomination. This website lists the best of class in ten professions, doctors, lawyers, dentists, financial advisors, chiropractors, physical therapists, accountants, mortgage brokers, real estate agents and veterinarians. Best of the United States LLC searches for the best educated, most peer recognized, and most industry recognized authorities in each of the professions. Listed professionals cannot pay to be included on the BestofUS listing. BestofUS.com is the most complete listing of the best professionals on the Internet.

Illness and accidents change quality of life. Recovery is all about regaining quality of life. Our ability to regain our quality of life is dependent on the quality of medical care that we receive and our ability and desire to recover. Ability and desire to recover are under our control, for the most part, the quality of medical care that we receive is in the hands of those that we choose to give us care.

In the past, we didn’t have the ability to choose our care givers with any level of authority because of the lack of information that was available. We depended on the recommendations of friend, relatives and other care givers. With the introduction and expansion of the Internet our ability to make informed decisions about the quality of our health care has changed. We can now check a doctors standing with the American Medical Association, we can check on this level of education, we can check on their disciplinary records.

The medical field is changing so fast that if our doctors are not pursuing their education on a continuing basis we are virtually guaranteed that they are working without all the information relative to our condition, and thus we are getting something less then the best medical care. In the past, the likelihood of our full recovery was left to the luck of the draw; if we got a knowledgeable doctor we recovered, if we didn’t we suffered and often died.

The burden thus falls to the patient to search for the best doctor and medical facility that is most qualified to provide the care that we need. Here are the steps that you should take in finding the best care for your needs.
1. Research your condition. This involves knowing what’s ailing you. Go to Google and search your condition with the proper medical terms, and gain a full understand of what you have. This will arm you so that you can ask intelligent questions.
2. Ask informed questions. What is your experience with my condition? How often have you preformed this operation? What level of research have you done on my condition? Have you written any papers or given any presentations on my condition? You might think these questions are threatening, but who do you want providing you care the expert or the practitioner? If you had a valuable antique car; who would you want to work on your car?
3. Locate the expert. Again on Google read what the expert has written on your condition and use this information to determine if your doctor is the best doctor for your recovery. If not, contact the expert and ask him or her to review your case. The expert isn’t going to be looking for business; they’ll give you a true assessment of your condition and advise you on how to proceed.
4. Control your destiny. If your local doctor objects to your proactive action you probably have the wrong doctor. It’s your life, it’s your body, and ultimately it is only you that will have to live with the consequences of your decisions. Everyone else will move on.

If you’d like a starting point for finding the best doctors in your community start your search on www.BestofUS.com. This website lists the best of class in ten professions, doctors, lawyers, dentists, financial advisors, chiropractors, physical therapists, accountants, mortgage brokers, real estate agents and veterinarians. Best of the United States LLC searches for the best educated, most peer recognized, and most industry recognized authorities is each of the professions. Listed professionals cannot pay to be included on the BestofUS listing. BestofUS.com is the most complete listing of the best professionals on the Internet.