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Doctor Referrals Perhaps the single most important thing you can do to assure yourself high-quality medical care is to form a strong relationship with a good primary care physician. You need a doctor you can trust and talk openly with if a serious medical problem arises. Your primary care doctor should be a family practitioner, internist, or pediatrician (for children), or perhaps an obstetrician/gynecologist (for women). If you are in an HMO, you won't be allowed to get your primary care from any other specialty. But even if you have traditional insurance, you are better off not to rely on a specialist for primary care. Choosing a Primary Care Doctor When looking for a good primary care doctor, one approach is to ask friends and associates for recommendations. You can also get recommendations from a doctor you may have worked with in another city - or, you can use the physician referral service of a local hospital, or the American Medical Association, or the Blue Cross Blue Shield Dr. referral websites. **When using the Blue Cross, Blue Shield site, if you are not a member, simply specify that you are a guest. Below is a helpful list of physician referral services in the Boston metro area. They are very user friendly and enable you to search for a doctor by location, hospital affiliation, specialization and type. The service is also available via telephone. |
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In addition, we've listed several national directories to further help you in your search for doctors.
Once you have gathered all the information you can from calls to physicians' offices, talks with friends, and other sources, you may want to visit the physician who looks best to you. This is not uncommon for patients choosing a new primary care doctor. A visit just to meet a doctor should be inexpensive or free. It will give you an opportunity to become familiar with both the location and comfort of the doctor's office. |
 
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