I often read that patients should find out how much experience a doctor and hospital has with a particular procedure before deciding who should operate on you and where the surgery should be done. How exactly does one do that kind of research? I also hear about the importance of getting a second opinion, but how do you do that without offending your own doctor? Does insurance usually cover second opinions?
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003657:Decision Making; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology*