The Shoulder Center Launches New Facebook Page in Support of Failed Surgery Patients
Current medical reports indicate a failure rate of between 40 and 65 percent for conventional rotator cuff surgery with the span in statistics being attributed to a number of factors such as age and severity of the injury; in contrast, failed arthroscopic shoulder surgery rates hold fast at an estimated 8 percent. Despite these statistics, many rotator cuff injury patients undergo the more invasive procedures due to lack of access to surgeons qualified to perform the arthroscopic techniques. In an effort to provide support to those enduring failed rotator cuff surgeries, Dr. Vivek Agrawal, MD has launched The Shoulder Center's new Facebook page, the only Facebook group focusing solely on sufferers of failed shoulder and rotator cuff surgeries.
The Shoulder Center Presents an Alternative to Medical Tourism
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as 750,000 Americans travel each year to another country for medical care. This practice, referred to as medical tourism, continues to increase due to rising health care costs here in the United States. Unfortunately, medical tourism comes with certain risks, and certain procedures may not be done to American standards. To save money while still obtaining quality medical care, many now turn to Medibid.
The Shoulder Center Helps Patients with Denied Claims Fight Back
According to statistics released by The Department of Labor, it is estimated that every year about 1.4 billion claims are filed with the employer-based health insurance plans the department oversees. Of those, 100 million are initially denied upon submission. In easier to understand statistics, that is one in every 14 claims.