We try to create processes in the office to help prevent common bottlenecks that affect access to care for our patients. The one pattern that I can’t seem to mitigate is the fear of vaginal estrogen.
‘A physician does not incorporate for the prospect of growing their medical practice for resale, but rather with an intention to save for retirement and for other significant life events such as maternity or parental leave.’
After a fresh review, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care says it’s keeping its guidance for starting breast cancer screening to 50 years of age.
What do all of these cases have in common? Therapeutic success, patient satisfaction and drugs being used off-label for treating conditions they have no official indication for.