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Bacterial Load and treatment "success" rate
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 1, 2023 | Replies (5)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for your research and input. When you can post the links I would appreciate it. It is frustrating trying to "Google" for information and find what you're looking for as well as making sure it is a legit info source. It's sad we have to be our own sleuths to understand our disease. It is a rare physician that will take the time or interest in helping to educate us.
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I'll try to get to it but am on the road for several more days...here's a tip.
Instead of using regular Google try putting this in the address bar on your browser: scholar.google.com then enter.
Now enter your search terms - the result looks entirely different - it searches research based sources.
Don't be too critical of our docs. Depending on their location and practice their time allotment per patient can be as little as 15-20 minutes, including looking at your records, the visit, and time to document. Many insurance companies refuse to reimburse extra for longer visits, and often their patient load is out of their control. For example my PT was just required by insurance companies to cut his appointment slots from 45 minutes to 40, or they would not continue to reimburse. He is only allowed a longer slot per patient once every 3 months.
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