Law Enforcement
Health Benefits, Inc.
1237 Spring Garden
Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Telephone 215-763-8290
Fax 215-763-8808
Tom Lamb - Administrator
HOW
TO SELECT A DOCTOR
- Call 1-800-ASK Blue. Ask
for three family doctors in your zip code that are affiliated
with the hospital you prefer.
What
Should I do if I’m Told I Need Surgery?
- Remember that 25% of all
surgeries are unnecessary.
- In your conversation with the doctor, replace the word
necessary with appropriate.
- Obtain a second opinion from a specialist in the medical
area of concern. Second opinion should include an overview of
all options:
- Will medications be affective?
- Any minor surgical procedures available?
- Will therapy help?
- What is considered "State of the Treatment"?
- Are there any alternatives
to your surgery?
How
Should I Select A Hospital for A Major Operation?
- Call the hospital administrator’s
office.
- Describe the type of service/surgery you require.
- How many similar surgeries
were done at that hospital last year?
- How does last year total
compare to the previous year totals? Should it increase if they
are achieving good results?
- Ask what the
- Death rate is?
- Complication rate is?
- Success rate is?
How
Should I Select A Surgeon?
- Experience. How many similar
surgeries has the doctor performed over the last three years?
- Did the total number of surgeries
increase each year?
- What was his/her
- Death rate?
- Complication rate?
- Success rate?
Is the surgeon board certified by American College of Surgeons?