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Talk back to your doctor
As an unabashed iatrophobic, I was psyched to come across this site, RateMDs.com, which allows you to post reviews about doctors in your area. Not that the site is particularly informative. It's extremely skimpy, in fact, and I can't with any honesty recommend that you select a doctor based on it. Still, if you have ever tried to file a complaint against a doctor before (not for lawsuit purposes but simply as a warning to others) and been frustrated in your attempt to do so, let me just say that RateMDs is extremely gratifying.
Posted by carrie on 08/16/2005 | Permalink
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Carrie,
Thank you for naming something that I never even knew there was a word for... iatraphobia.... this is resonating deeply ... thanks.
Posted by: Tony | Aug 17, 2005 10:55:20 AM
I saw a program on TV about virtual hospitals for training. In it they mentioned that the number of deaths caused by Doctor error in USA alone is equal to a 747 crashing everday!
I hope I cured your iatraphobia like your hiccups.
Posted by: Dominic | Aug 23, 2005 7:42:40 PM
