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Tackling Communication with Your Provider

Nicky

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Video Length 4:40

What is in this video

Nicky talks about how being able to communicate well with her providers has allowed her to access better care. She describes the necessity of taking good notes and keeping records of her symptoms. How to use the patient portal to send messages back and forth with the medical professionals with whom she works is also discussed. She digs into the importance of asking good questions, doing her own research, and being informed about treatment and medications.

 


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Migraine - Mayo Clinic Website:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/migraine-headache/symptoms-causes/syc-20360201

 

Occipital Neuralgia - National Institutes of Health Website:

https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/occipital-neuralgia

 

Cervical spondylosis - Mayo Clinic Website:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cervical-spondylosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20370787

 

What Doctors Wish Patients Knew about Using a Patient Portal - American Medical Association Website:

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-using-patient-portal

 

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