Comments on: Asking the wrong people http://duncancross.net/2009/04/asking-the-wrong-people/ ill. humored. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:01:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lisa Emrich http://duncancross.net/2009/04/asking-the-wrong-people/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Lisa Emrich Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:46:20 +0000 http://duncancross.net/?p=1361#comment-977 "How many different doctors and other health professionals have you seen in the past two years?" Wow, my answer would require much more than 6+ to be an effective representation. Just think about the dentist and dental hygienist - that's already TWO health professionals. Optometrist. PCP and her nurse. Rheumatologist and her nurse. Neurologist, Nurse Practitioner, and infusion nurse. OT (for RA) and PT (for MS). Podiatrist for custom shoe inserts. MRI technician. Phlembotomist. Mammographer. And the psychologist who helps me manage at times. Doesn't sound like too many health professionals, do you think? “How many different doctors and other health professionals have you seen in the past two years?”

Wow, my answer would require much more than 6+ to be an effective representation. Just think about the dentist and dental hygienist – that’s already TWO health professionals. Optometrist. PCP and her nurse. Rheumatologist and her nurse. Neurologist, Nurse Practitioner, and infusion nurse. OT (for RA) and PT (for MS). Podiatrist for custom shoe inserts. MRI technician. Phlembotomist. Mammographer. And the psychologist who helps me manage at times.

Doesn’t sound like too many health professionals, do you think?

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