Finding a good doctor that takes your insurance is a lot of work. New search tools from Google might make the process a little less painful.
New ways to get more information about insurance and the languages spoken by your doctor are being introduced by Google.
If you're looking for a new doctor on a mobile device, you'll be able to narrow your search by doctors that accept medicare. It's pretty neat! If you search for a term like "doctor near me", a button will appear that says "Accepts Medicare", which makes it easy to narrow down the candidates.
You can find doctors that accept Medicare with the click of a button. The credit is given to:
If you are looking for information about a specific doctor, you will be able to see which insurance providers they might accept. The company pulls information from government agencies and healthcare organizations. Insurance information can be updated with the profiles of healthcare providers.
Prospective patients can find out more about languages by looking at a new piece of information on the internet. Doctors will be able to list their languages on their business profiles. If you see a doctor's profile, you can scroll down to the "service options" heading to check if there is any language assistance, and then see if the doctor speaks the language that works for you and your family.
You can check for the language services provided by your doctor here. The credit is given to:
Independent doctor search engines, like ZocDoc, are used by many insurance providers. Many people still rely on word-of-mouth referrals from friends, which can be frustrating if you want to find a lot of doctors you can't actually go to. The healthcare system still makes no sense, and the new tools from the internet search giant could make the search a little less painless.
