Dealing with Doctors Chetlen Crossnoe and Dianne Burnett

In this episode, Dianne and Dr. Crossnoe discuss hospitals, and how patients should think about them.

In this episode, Dianne and Dr. Crossnoe discuss various strategies and insights for you to use when dealing with doctor's offices, including appointments and communication.

In this episode, Dianne and Dr. Crossnoe interview Dr. Kristen Patterson about the specialty of OB/Gyn.

In this episode Dianne and Dr. Crossnoe talk to Dr. Jarred Riley about the process of training doctors. They discuss the experience of medical school and residency, as well as beginning a medical practice.

In this episode, Dianne and Dr. Crossnoe discuss what locations of care might be appropriate for what types of problems. They discuss the emergency department, walk-in clinics, and doctor's offices, as well as virtual visits! After reviewing each of these places, they play a game in which Dr. Crossnoe gives several different examples, and Dianne guesses which location of care is most appropriate for that problem.Email address: dealingwithdoctors@gmail.com

In Episode 5, Dianne and Dr. Crossnoe discuss the phenomenon of healthcare failure, when the healthcare system doesn't work as well as it should. Dr. Crossnoe discusses the analogy of organ failure as a way to understand problems with the delivery of healthcare.In order to illustrate some of these problems, they use the case of Pauline, an elderly woman who is having some negative symptoms but has difficulty getting answers. They discuss how things might go wrong in many locations...