FREE GUIDE FROM TANDEM MEDICAL
Understand your care team, your labs, and your options.
A free, plain-language guide to who does what in healthcare, how labs work, and how to get your providers on the same page.
14 PAGES
A TANDEM MEDICAL GUIDE
Healthcare 101
Who's who on your care team
A plain-language guide to the providers, the words, and the paperwork, so you can build a team that talks to each other.
INSIDE THIS GUIDE
01Who does what
04Insurance 101
02Words we use
05Choosing a provider
03Labs, who orders them
06Connect your team
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WHAT'S INSIDE
14 pages to help you navigate your care with confidence
Who does what
MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs, NDs, acupuncturists and herbalists side by side: their training, their license, and what they often help with.
Words we use
Plain-language definitions for the words you hear from your care team.
Labs: who orders them and why
Which providers can order and manage labs, and how insurance shapes which tests get ordered.
Insurance 101
In-network, deductibles, copays and superbills, plus what to ask before your first visit.
Choosing a provider
What to look for as you build your team, including how to tell a licensed ND from a naturopath.
Connect your team
Simple ways to get your providers sharing notes and results, so no one works from half the picture.
Plus nutrition, herbs and homeopathy basics, testing you pay for yourself, and a journal page for your questions between visits.
WHO IT'S FOR
Anyone who has felt lost between doctors
Patients, caregivers, and anyone building a care team for the first time. From the naturopathic doctors and conventional doctors of Tandem Medical Initiative.
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