Have you ever watched a medical drama on TV or in the movies and heard someone say “You should get a second opinion.” While it’s a fairly common phrase in Hollywood, the reality is few of us have ever independently requested a second opinion when receiving a medical diagnosis.
You might be surprised to learn the number of Americans who die from misdiagnoses each year. A study that examined 25 years of malpractice payments concluded that 40,000 to 80,000 people die each year in the United States either from diagnostic errors, obstetric mistakes or improperly delivering medications.
Diagnostic errors are the most common, the most costly and the most deadly of all medical errors, according to the study information listed in the National Practitioner Data Bank. Incorrect, missed or delayed diagnoses accounted for 39% of malpractice related deaths.
With so many errors occurring, a second opinion could save a life. That’s why we created SecondOpinions.com. While we offer second opinions in all areas of medicine, we feel that getting a proper radiologic diagnosis is the key. Because of our proprietary RADIOLOGY-ON-DEMAND® cloud technology, we are able to offer second opinions at an affordable price and deliver radiological reports within as quickly as an hour.
Researchers suggest diagnostic errors are harder to catch than medication and surgical errors. That’s why SecondOpinions.com has U.S. board-certified, fellowship trained doctors and subspecialist experts, trained at top American institutions, on call to study your images and provide you with their advanced second opinion.
No appointments are needed. Patients don’t have to wait days or weeks for a new consultation. Our subspecialist expert doctors are available 24/7/365 in all 50 states. The price ranges from $29.00 -$99.00 per report. You simply upload your MRI, CT, X-Ray, Mammogram, Ultrasound or Nuclear Medicine study and our expert doctors interpret then deliver the results in the privacy of your home or office.
There is a national push to lower health care costs and getting a second opinion helps eliminate unneeded procedures and surgeries thus lowering healthcare costs. Now you have an affordable option that could be the difference between life and death. Get the peace of mind you need and deserve from SecondOpinions.com.
Article link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/diagnostic-errors-are-leading-cause-of-successful-malpractice-claims/2013/04/22/e9194154-ab7d-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_story.html