{"id":1899,"date":"2016-08-08T17:30:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T17:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctcps.org\/blog\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2016-08-08T17:32:56","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T17:32:56","slug":"ask-these-three-questions-to-get-better-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ctcps.org\/?p=1899","title":{"rendered":"Ask These Three Questions to Get Better Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"provider-logo D(tbc) Mah(45px) Mah(40px)--sm Va(m) Pend(10px)\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.$SideTop-2-HeadComponentAttribution-Proxy.$SideTop-2-HeadComponentAttribution.0.1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/robbreport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.$SideTop-2-HeadComponentAttribution-Proxy.$SideTop-2-HeadComponentAttribution.0.1.0\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Trsdu(.42s) H(a) Mah(46px) Maw(46px) Mah(40px)--sm Maw(40px)--sm\" title=\"Robb Report\" src=\"http:\/\/l.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/K.x0TUjKpkZUi3Oppv3HYA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODQ7aD04NDtpbD1wbGFuZQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/creatr-images\/GLB\/2016-02-08\/bd3d0a80-ce83-11e5-bfe3-6b63646daff5_6d63ea72b30ee3dfb67990e03c27c12a.png.cf.jpg\" width=\"auto\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.$SideTop-2-HeadComponentAttribution-Proxy.$SideTop-2-HeadComponentAttribution.0.1.0.0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 Peter Pronovost MD PhD;\u00a0 <span class=\"date D(ib) Fz(11px) Mb(4px)\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.1.0.0.0.0.0.0.$SideTop-2-HeadComponentAttribution-Proxy.$SideTop-2-HeadComponentAttribution.1.1.2\">July 13, 2016\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"YDC-Col1\" class=\"YDC-Col1 Bxz(bb) Mstart(0)--sm Mstart(0)--md Mstart(33.3%) P(20px) W(1\/1)--sm W(1\/1)--md ie-7_W(45%)\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2\">\n<div id=\"YDC-Col1-Stack\" class=\"YDC-Col1-Stack Pos(r) M(a) Maw(600px) Maw(800px)--lg Mih(650px) Mih(0)--sm\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0\">\n<div id=\"Main\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0\">\n<div id=\"Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy\">\n<div id=\"Col1-0-ContentCanvas\" class=\"content-canvas Bgc(#fff) Pos(r) P(20px)--sm Pt(17px)--sm\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas\">\n<article data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas.0\" data-type=\"story\" data-uuid=\"3472795f-ca6a-371c-be7a-432ad9359b8d\">\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom Mt(0px) Mt(20px)--sm Mb(24px) Mb(22px)--sm\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas.0.2\" data-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0)\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas.0.2.0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Trsdu(.42s) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/l1.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pGelLrxhyWLHhEQ_rHVqJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en-US\/homerun\/robb_report_221\/d691e2362bfc8c7ee4a9ee6924453fd6\" alt=\"Ask These Three Questions to Get Better Healthcare\" width=\"277\" height=\"157\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas.0.2.0.0\" \/><noscript data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas.0.2.0.1\">&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;img alt=&#8221;Ask These Three Questions to Get Better Healthcare&#8221; class=&#8221;StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/l1.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pGelLrxhyWLHhEQ_rHVqJA&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en-US\/homerun\/robb_report_221\/d691e2362bfc8c7ee4a9ee6924453fd6&#8243;\/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;<\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"C(#787d82) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"These three key questions can transform healthcare decisions.\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas.0.2.1.0\">\n<div class=\"figure-caption\" data-reactid=\".nzedam6570.$0.0.0.1.2.0.2.0.0.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas-Proxy.$Col1-0-ContentCanvas.0.2.1.0.0\">These three key questions can transform healthcare decisions.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><strong>These three key questions can transform healthcare decisions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When one needs a serious medical procedure\u2014the kind that can determine future quality of life or chances of surviving a disease\u2014it can send one on a quest for the right surgeon and hospital. Who do other physicians recommend? Are there any public ratings of these physicians? And if so, how valid are they? What are the hospital\u2019s mortality and complication rates? 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