Word: orthopedist
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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SKATEBOARD California-no surprise-is the home of the skateboard. The sport, an orthopedist's best friend, took off in the 1970s after polyurethane wheels smoothed out the ride...
Thinking that the UHS orthopedist would still have my X-rays, I rode the elevator up to the fifth floor. He didn't. The receptionist explained that I needed to go to the basement where X-rays are done. Normally, this would have been merely a minor annoyance, but boy, was I woozy. The UHS elevator does that...
...malpractice awards to a maximum of $250,000. They allow doctors and hospitals to form their own health-care plans, called provider-sponsored networks, so they can compete with existing HMOS and insurance companies. And both proposals revive some currently banned self-referrals, which means, for example, that an orthopedist with an investment in a radiology lab would once again be allowed to send his Medicare patients there for X rays...
Even though my knee was swollen beyond belief and I could not even walk, I was not allowed to see an orthopedist that day and I had to call and make an appointment. Of course, when I did call the next day for an appointment, there wasn't one available until December 22, a day after Winter Break begins. What was I to do in the mean time? The answer was obvious. I really couldn't do anything. I was instructed to remain on Advil, and "feel better...
...knew that because I had exams and papers coming up that I would have to wait until I arrived at home where I would be able to see an orthopedist right away. If damage was done to my knee in the meantime then that would just...