Why do I need a second opinion?
When should I seek a second opinion?
Why should I choose Medical Opinion?
Why do I need a second opinion?
When should I seek a second opinion?
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Facing a decision
- If you feel rushed to make a decision and want more information.
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Lacking confidence
- If you don´t have full confidence in the recommended treatment or in the treating doctor.
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Meeting requirements
- If your insurance company requires a second opinion before it will cover your treatment.
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Considering treatments
- If you need to choose among several options for treating your condition.
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Risky treatment
- If the treatment your doctor recommends is accompanied by significant risk.
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Life-changing decision
- If the recommended treatment will greatly affect your quality of life, your ability to work, or will impact your family.
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Knowing your options
- When you want to be sure you are aware of all available treatment options.
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Understanding your diagnosis - When you want to know the full range of possibilities regarding your diagnosis.
If I´m considering Complementary and Alternative Medicine, when should I seek a consultation or second opinion?
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Before surgery
– For example, back pain can often be successfully treated by acupuncture, chiropractic or osteopathic means.
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When conventional medicine has nothing further to offer
– Many cases of fatigue go undiagnosed by conventional medicine while they find effective complementary
medical treatments.
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When the recommended conventional treatment involves serious risk or side effects
– Some complementary therapies can help reduce the required dosage of medications or minimize the side effects of a specific conventional treatment. For example, the herb Viscum Album can increase white blood cell count enabling continued chemotherapy.
Why should I choose Medical Opinion
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The composite expertise of leading institutions
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Team work, group consultations, multi-disciplinary input
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Access to expert consultation in sub-specialties
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Highest standards of medicine
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Constant official and public supervision
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Follow-up, evaluation and treatment at the institute if desired
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Best possible range of options - Medical Opinion selects the institute for work-up according to the patient’s medical condition and needs, choosing the hospital that excels in the particular specialty or sub-specialties relevant to the patient.
Taking a personal approach to ensuring that everything is fully understood
Medical Opinion´s service does not end with the delivery of the expert opinion. We personally consult with the recipient, discussing the results and their implications making sure everything is fully understood. In many cases this is the first time the patient receives a full, lengthy, personal explanation of his or her medical condition, diagnosis, follow-up and treatment options.
Discrete, secure, and offering on-going care
Medical Opinion
provides a personal, discrete and secure service. Every one of our doctors are carefully selected and trained to provide a personal medical service that will not end once the consultation is provided. Physicians arrange for re-consultations and maintain contact with the hospitals for further clarifications, follow-up or treatment.
We provide a full and comprehensive service
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Medical Opinion collects your medical records and diagnostic tests by email, mail, or courier.
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Our expert reviews your records and diagnostic tests, interviews you by phone, and prepares a personal file, including specific questions and requests for evaluation, to be sent for consultation and an expert medical opinion. This personal file can include pathology slides, radiology images and any other required tests.
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We consult and advise you as to the medical center chosen for the consultation per relevant subspecialty required.
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Files are transmitted (and hand delivered where necessary) for work-up.
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Within 5 to10 working days, you receive a written expert report with a summary written in laymen’s terms. Our expert will contact you to review the opinion together, providing you with all required explanations and information.
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This is the stage where many other second opinion services leave the patient more confused than before. At Medical Opinion we make sure that our client receives a complete interpretation of his or her medical situation. Upon receiving the expert medical report (the second opinion) the Medical Opinion doctor handling your case will fully explain the second opinion, giving a thorough interpretation of the consultation and its implications to the patient in a language the patient understands.
