Boeing Selects Best Doctors to Help Employees Get the Right Care.Leading aerospace manufacturer expands Well Being program to include expert medical consultation service BOSTON Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. -- Best Doctors, Inc., a provider of employer-based health benefits that help members get the right care, today announced that The Boeing Company, the world's leading aerospace company, has selected Best Doctors' benefit to include among its portfolio of Well Being resources. Through Best Doctors, Boeing employees and their dependents now have access to some of the nation's most advanced medical expertise when they are uncertain about their diagnosis or treatment options. Best Doctors helps companies and organizations provide employees and their treating physicians with information that will get them on the right clinical path without spending time, energy and money pursuing inappropriate inappropriate Medtalk adjective A diagnostic or therapeutic procedure proven to be unnecessary for the efficient management of a particular Pt. See Appropriateness, Canadian plan, Practice guidelines Neurology adjective Referring to a response or behavior treatment. Best Doctors serves as a trusted resource for some of the toughest medical situations, such as: unclear diagnoses; choosing a course of treatment; or, what questions patients should ask of their physicians. The Best Doctors benefit allows Boeing employees to have their medical cases evaluated by nationally-recognized expert physicians who will conduct a thorough analysis based on medical records, history and tests. After the review, members receive a comprehensive, easy-to-understand report summarizing the expert's findings that can be then used by their treating physicians. "If you're sick, you're entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: to be sure you are getting the right care," said Evan Falchuk, president of Best Doctors. "Best Doctors is here to help Boeing employees and their families be sure they have the right diagnosis and treatment, that they understand their condition and have the best chance to get well." About Best Doctors Best Doctors, Inc. is the trusted medical resource for ensuring that individuals have the right diagnosis and the right treatment, helping to dramatically improve the quality of care and reduce costs. Offered as a health benefit through employers, the company's expert medical consultation service is currently available to more than 1 million members in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Founded in 1989 by two Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. professors, Best Doctors serves more than 260 insurers, employers and health plans, touching 15 million people in 30 countries. For more information, visit www.bestdoctors.com or call 800-223-5003. |
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