Be prepared to answer “What are your goals for your care?”

This Washington Post article from a couple of years ago is circulating again.  The article is titled “A doctor discovers an important question patients should be asked.”  The important question is:  what are your goals for your care?  I think this is a great question we should ask ourselves before we ever set foot in a doctor’s office.  If we are prepared to ask and answer that question at the beginning of every doctor’s appointment, perhaps we’d have more control over our own care and perhaps the outcome.

Here’s a link to the full article:

washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/how-i-discovered-an-important-question-a-doctor-should-ask-a-patient/2015/03/09/ca350634-bb9c-11e4-bdfa-b8e8f594e6ee_story.html

Health & Science
A doctor discovers an important question patients should be asked
By Mitch Kaminski
Washington Post
March 9, 2015

Robin