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13 hours ago
Created the topic The Doctor Who Follows Through in What Can Or Cannot Be Done Through Telemedicine?
The Doctor Who Follows Through
13 hours ago
Created the topic Holiday Travel Tips in What Can Or Cannot Be Done Through Telemedicine?
Holiday Travel Tips
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Created the topic Health Insurance Sticker Shock in What Can Or Cannot Be Done Through Telemedicine?
Health Insurance Sticker Shock
I just got my health insurance renewal letter. My monthly premium for January? About 21% higher.
Twenty-one percent.
I didn’t qualify for financial assistance this year, and I don’t expect to qualify next year. So that’s nearly $240 more a month I’m preparing ...
13 hours ago
Created the topic Ditch The Group Chat Medical Advice in What Can Or Cannot Be Done Through Telemedicine?
Ditch The Group Chat Medical Advice
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Created the topic Things We Won't Sell You in What Can Or Cannot Be Done Through Telemedicine?
Things We Won't Sell You
I’m a doctor, and here are a few things I won’t sell you.
A guaranteed prescription? No.
A miracle cure? No.
A detox that “flushes out toxins” without telling you which toxins?
Definitely no.
A medical opinion based on your situation? That’s exactly w...
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Created the topic Attention To Detail Makes All The Difference in What Can Or Cannot Be Done Through Telemedicine?
Attention To Detail Makes All The Difference
Sometimes helping a patient means figuring out why the lab keeps saying no.
A patient came to me because he needed testing to check whether his vasectomy had worked.
He’d already received lab orders. But every time he tried to get the test done, ...
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Created the topic Herpangina and Avoiding the ER in What Can Or Cannot Be Done Through Telemedicine?
Herpangina and Avoiding the ER
A dad contacted me because his child’s mouth hurt so badly, he had stopped drinking.
He was understandably worried—and getting ready to head to the emergency room.
On examination, his son had herpangina, a viral illness that can cause very painful sores in the...
13 hours ago
Created the topic Does This Cut Need Stitches? in What Can Or Cannot Be Done Through Telemedicine?
Does This Cut Need Stitches?
“Doc, does this cut need stitches?”
I get that question on video visits. And while I can’t stitch through a screen, I can help you decide what kind of care to seek—and how urgently.
First: bleeding. Apply firm, continuous pressure with clean gauze or a clean clo...
3 days ago
Created the topic I was hoping X would be better than Meta. Nope. in SelfPayMD.com Blog - AKA BitterDoc.com
Previously I asked X to be pre-approved to advertise SelfPayMD:Hello,Thank you for requesting Ads Pre-Authorization. Your unique X Ads case number is:POLICY-XXXXX. Our team is currently reviewing it, and you can expect an update within one business day. Additionally, you can find more infor...
3 days ago
Created the topic Don't put all your eggs in one basket in SelfPayMD.com Blog - AKA BitterDoc.com
After the Meta ban, I learned the hard way. I'm going to start using other social media outlets and not primarily Meta like I had been doing. Live and learn.
SelfPayMD is in Facebook and Instagram jail with a life sentence, but here are the sites we have been using:
(BANNED FOR 'D...
3 days ago
Replied to the topic Trials and Tribulations
Not a happy update for SelfPayMD - just like thousands of others I recently got put in Facebook jail with a life sentence. I followed the rules very closely, I paid thousands of dollars to get LegitScript certified, I got Meta verified, I made a SelfPayMD business page on Facebook and Instagram.
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3 days ago
Created the topic Trials and Tribulations in SelfPayMD.com Blog - AKA BitterDoc.com
I created this thread to provide updates on what is happening with SelfPayMD.com. This is to provide transparency, build rapport with potential new patients, for SEO, but also to vent and show how unbelievably regulated this industry is and how the deck is stacked against doctors from the get go.
