| Choosing the right doctor is an important
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| | supervision during an operation or
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| decision, not to be made simply on the
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| | diagnostic procedure, and to provide
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| basis of insurance coverage, or solely
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| | optimization of condition and
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| upon a list of physicians provided to you
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| | stabilization before, during and after
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| by your insurance company. A far better
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| | care. In addition to critical care and
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| way to select a physician is to choose a
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| | resuscitation of patients in cardiac,
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| physician Board Certified in his/her
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| | respiratory emergency or severe injury,
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| field, thus ensuring additional levels of
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| | Anesthesiologists can consult and provide
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| training, current knowledge and the
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| | treatment for acute or long-standing pain
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| highest degree of peer based testing and
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| | management.
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| scrutiny.
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| | It is possible to obtain Board
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| All physicians are licensed, but not all
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| | Certifications in both Anesthesiology and
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| are Board Certified. What does it mean to
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| | in one of the subspecialties of
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| be Board Certified?
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| | Anesthesiology. Subspecialties of
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| Board Certification is a formal
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| | Anesthesiology include Critical Care
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| recognition of the highest qualifications
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| | Medicine and Pain Medicine. In addition
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| in a chosen medical field, and is given
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| | to the training and examination required
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| only to physicians who have passed
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| | for Board Certification in
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| examination before specialty boards
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| | Anesthesiology, Board Certification
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| comprised of their professional peers.
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| | sought in the Pain Medicine sub-specialty
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| Board Certified physicians have been
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| | requires an additional Fellowship in an
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| highly trained and tested in their areas
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| | ACGME Certified university program.
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| of medicine.
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| | Following this comprehensive training, an
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| A Board Certification examination is a
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| | examination must be passed to be Board
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| stringent exam given to a physician to
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| | Certified in Pain Medicine.
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| test skill, knowledge, ability and
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| | A Board Certified physician that is
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| medical judgment. Board certification is
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| | additionally certified in Pain Medicine
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| not only scientific testing regarding
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| | (also known as Pain Management) is an
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| medical knowledge; it includes medical
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| | Anesthesiologist who provides a high
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| judgment, performance and practice
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| | level of care, either as a primary
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| standards.
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| | physician or consultant, for patients
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| Some physicians who are Board certified
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| | experiencing acute or chronic pain.
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| become Board Certified in a further
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| | Rather than simply administering pain
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| subspecialty. Medical specialty
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| | medication, Board Certified Pain
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| certification in the United States is a
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| | Management physicians diagnose the
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| voluntary rather than mandatory process.
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| | sources of pain and strive to provide
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| The certifying organization is called the
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| | pain relief through minimally invasive
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| American Board of Medical Specialties
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| | techniques.
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| (ABMS), an umbrella organization
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| | How important is it that a physician be
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| overseeing the 24 approved medical
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| | Board Certified? A Gallup public opinion
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| specialty boards in the United States.
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| | poll revealed that 3 out of 4 people
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| Physicians with specialty credentials
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| | would select a physician who is Board
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| have completed an approved and monitored
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| | Certified, even over a personal
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| A.C.G.M.E. (The Accreditation Council for
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| | recommendation from a friend, and over 80
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| Graduate Medical Education) training
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| | % say that they would change physicians
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| program after going to medical school,
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| | if the Board Certification lapsed.
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| and they have taken certification
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| | In addition to patient demand, medical
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| examinations to establish their
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| | care institutions, facilities and
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| proficiency in a particular specialty of
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| | insurers are more often requiring
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| medicine. For example, a Board Certified
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| | physicians to document quality of care,
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| Anesthesiologist is a physician highly
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| | and Board Certification provides this
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| trained to provide pain relief and
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| | standard.
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