How to Get What You Need From a 15-Minute Doctor's Appointment with Dr. Lucy McBride
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Dr. Mary Claire Haver discusses the challenges of getting adequate care during short doctor's appointments with Dr. Lucy McBride.
In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Lucy McBride, a Harvard and Johns Hopkins trained primary care physician and author of the new book Beyond the Prescription: A Doctor's Guide to Taking Charge of Your Health. Dr. McBride has spent twenty five years watching patients bounce between a rushed medical system and a wellness industry. The conversation opens with a hard truth about modern healthcare: doctors interrupt patients within eleven seconds of them speaking, and fifteen minute appointments leave almost no room to understand the whole person behind the diagnosis codes. Dr. McBride explains why this happened, how insurance incentives reward volume over conversation, and why trust and rapport, not just lab values, are the real birthplace of health. She and Dr. Haver share stories from their own practices, including patients who were given thousands of dollars in tests but never asked a single question about their actual lives. Guest links: Dr. Lucy McBride Dr. Lucy McBride (Instagram) Dr. Lucy McBride (LinkedIn) Dr. Lucy McBride (X) Dr. Lucy McBride (YouTube) Dr. Lucy McBride (Ackerly McBride Group) Beyond the Prescription (Apple Podcasts) Are…
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