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"Your health your right” – you are right to seek medical second opinion 

Medical Second Opinion – Your Right 
Mrs. Kumar, a 66-year-old woman, had severe pain in both her knees which was acute.  She consulted an orthopaedic specializing in knee joints.  He ordered series of investigations.  Her knee MRI scan showed arthritis and degenerative joint disorders on both her knees.  Based on the severity of the findings, the specialist advised her to immediately go in for Total Knee Arthroplasty – TKA (i.e. Total Knee Replacement  – TKR).  In the meanwhile, Mrs. Kumar and her family had a planned trip to the US to attend their son’s wedding during that time.  Keeping in mind her dilapidating pain and the scheduled travel, the Kumar family had to decide on any alternative options available.   One of the well-wisher in their family had advised Mrs. Kumar to seek a medical second opinion and suggested www.healthsana.com.   

Mrs. Kumar went forward to seek a second opinion from www.healthsana.com.  According to the second opinion, she was suggested conservative treatment with medication regimen for her pain management during the travel and her son’s wedding and advised surgery after her return.  Entire Mrs. Kumar’s family had a sigh of relief.  It was a win-win for Mrs. Kumar – the knee surgery was postponed, she was placed on conservative treatment for the pain, and was able to attend her son’s wedding.

HEALTHSANA is an online portal where empanelled specialists provide independent online medical second opinion on treatment options that could be available to the patients or their loved ones. 

HEALTHSANA will be of value to patients who face medical and surgical conditions, to be informed on medical decisions through the network of recognized specialists and doctors and seek medical second opinion for simpler, less expensive and more effective treatment options.    What is Second Opinion?A second opinion means you are consulting with another doctor to confirm a diagnosis and/or find possible different treatment choices available to you.   Second opinions are a means to learn about our diagnosis and choices for treatment options.   Getting a second opinion from a different specialist might give the patient a fresh perspective and new information.  It could provide new options for treating the patient’s condition and thus enabling them to make more informed choices.   

When is a second opinion helpful?

• For everyday health care, we probably do not need a second opinion.  But a second opinion may be a required if the patient
• is not clear about how well a test or treatment may work
• requires more information about treatment options
• is unsure about a diagnosis
• has multiple medical problems and could benefit from easy coordination of care among different specialists
• is interested in minimally invasive options 

Medical second opinions are patient’s right, and many doctors encourage them.  Many insurance companies have kept second opinion as a requirement for certain conditions or procedures for settling the claims.   
"Your Health Your Right” – your right to seek medical second opinion 

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