It is often said that you can save money on anything, but you can’t save money on medical care. Nowadays, medical skills are becoming more and more sophisticated, the equipment is becoming more and more advanced, the cost of seeing a doctor is getting higher and higher, a trip to the hospital, as little as one or two hundred, more than a thousand dollars. But the fact is, there are quite a few of us that still can’t see a doctor. So how to see a doctor to take the road less traveled? 1, choose a good time to visit the best choice in the morning. Physiologically speaking, at this time, people’s energy, concentration, quick thinking, for the correct identification of the disease is very useful. In addition, the morning visit such as the need to do the examination is relatively generous time, saving the need to run two trips a day, or even need to run in two days. 2, take the old medical records many people do not like to bring medical records, every time is to save a few cents and then buy a medical record, which is a bad habit. The old medical record contains your medical history, some important test results and medication, this information is an important reference for the doctor’s diagnosis and treatment. Without this information, the patient cannot tell the truth, and many tests that could have been waived have to be started from the beginning, which will increase the expenses of seeing a doctor. Therefore, in order to get a smooth and accurate diagnosis and avoid unnecessary expenses, it is best to bring old medical records with you when you see a doctor. 3, prior contact If you are a foreign patient visiting a big city, you should contact the hospital or specialist first as much as possible and wait for a reply before moving to avoid a futile round trip. Another thing to note: If you want to go to a small or medium-sized hospital nearby, be sure to find out the nature of the hospital’s ownership beforehand. Because some private hospitals, despite a lot of publicity and advertising, but in fact, from management to fees, from facilities to medical skills are not perfect, there are such and such problems, a little carelessness will be fooled, the important thing is to spend a lot of money at the same time, the delay in the disease, it will be more than worth it. 4, timely medical treatment Many patients or because of busy work, or because of shyness, in the early stages of the disease usually do not pay much attention to or not timely treatment, until after the further deterioration of the disease forced to go to the hospital, which is a major taboo to see the doctor. In addition, there are many patients with medication, the symptoms began to relieve or disappear, and then immediately stop the medication, after a few days the disease relapsed, resulting in the use of drugs again, repeatedly, difficult to cure. The consequence of doing so is not only delaying the disease, but also wasting time and money. So in the early stages of the disease should be actively treated, the effect is good, and cost less. 5, choose the right drugs, not expensive drugs There are many doctors reflect that whenever they prescribe some cheap drugs to patients, patients will think that the doctor did not try to do their best, and refused to “drug” for their disease. For this situation, doctors truthfully point out that there is not much difference in efficacy between imported drugs and many domestic drugs, and many imported drugs may not be suitable for Chinese medical conditions, and patients may suffer from allergies and other adverse reactions after taking them. So when you are choosing a drug, make sure you think about it. If your doctor prescribes you mostly cheaper drugs, ask him or her about it and then gladly accept it, so that you can save a lot of money on medicine while getting well. 6, use the health hotline and website Nowadays, many large hospitals have opened health hotlines and online consultation, these health hotlines, especially specialized health hotlines, provide greater convenience for people. Therefore, when the patient is not feeling well, he or she can first call the doctor who hosts the hotline for advice, which is not a bad way to go. There are also many hospitals have special websites for patients to consult online, which can help you save a lot of trouble and unnecessary expenses, it may be worth a try. 7, to see a fixed hospital The whole process of treatment (treatment, dispensing) as far as possible fixed in a hospital, because it can ensure the consistency of treatment, medication, but also to save a lot of “two treatment” costs. Generally speaking, doctors tend to reduce the amount of medication and the use of expensive drugs according to the continuous improvement of the patient’s condition when prescribing medication, and it also eliminates the trouble of total registration; if the patient can be fixed in one hospital, then naturally you can save a consultation and medical fees. The medical staff also made it a point to point out that some patients nowadays like to change their point of care frequently, which is very detrimental to the doctor’s ability to keep track of the patient’s health status. Therefore, if the patient does not misdiagnosis in the process of a hospital, should be fixed in a hospital as far as possible. 8, always have some over-the-counter drugs and health books at home For some common illnesses, such as the general cold, stomach pain, etc., buy some over-the-counter drugs to take, or according to some popular health books on food therapy, massage therapy, etc. at home, is also a good choice, and many food therapy, physical therapy effect is even better than taking drugs.