A Second Opinion is a clinical practice that meets your need and right to compare, confirm or correct a first diagnosis or therapeutic indication, both medical and surgical. This practice doesn’t affect the confidence of your own medical practitioner: in fact, its benefits are maximized if you involve in your decision your attending physician.
With Medicaltour.it’s Second Opinion you can have a complete evaluation of your medical history, diagnosis and treatment plan by a medical specialist. The purpose of this service is to give you access to additional information and medical evaluation via Doctors in MEDICALTOUR.IT’s network of Providers or outside the network if the medical case requires it. A Second Opinion ranges to all major medical specialties in MEDICALTOUR.IT’s website, including but not limited to general surgery, orthopedics, cardiology, oncology, neurology, dentistry, ophthalmology and gynecology. Research has shown that 45% of patients have a change of diagnosis or treatment plan after their second opinion.

A medical specialist will need:

• your current diagnosis
• any supporting documentation (such as MRI or diagnostic tests)
• a description of any medical treatment you have already undergone
• your past medical history, including chronic illness, allergies, surgeries, and prescription medication
• specific questions you have for your second opinion.

As soon as you have submitted your request and finalized your medical case file, the Second Opinion should be delivered back to you within 72 hours. Our experienced Care Team will assist you with the medical case history preparation in order to speed up this process.
Upon the reception of the complete and accurate documentation, MEDICALTOUR.IT will gather your medical records and will create a Medical Case file. In accordance to the information provided, MEDICALTOUR.IT will match your Medical Case file with one or, if the medical case requires it, more than a Doctor in or outside MEDICALTOUR.IT’s network of Providers, according to the specialty which your diagnosis falls under. MEDICALTOUR.IT will then collect the complete medical records in accordance to the Doctor’s needs to provide a Second Opinion. MEDICALTOUR.IT will confirm you via email once the full Medical Case file is ready to be sent and will forward the information to the Doctor(s). Within 72 working hours you will receive a Second Opinion report via email with the Doctor’s opinion on your condition.

You may like to consider a Second Opinion in particular if:

• your doctor recommends a major surgery
• you have been diagnosed with a life threatening condition
• you have been diagnosed with a rare disease or prescribed a long-term prescription
• your doctor is uncertain about your condition or diagnosis
• your doctor recommends a treatment option which you are unsure about.

Please keep in mind that you should have obtained primary care from a local medical professional before using MEDICALTOUR.IT Second Opinion.

A team of renowned medical specialists are at your disposal to provide an exhaustive and competent Second Opinion. They work at the major Italian hospitals included in Medicaltour.it’s network of Providers, conduct clinical research to pioneer diagnosis and treatments, teach at the top medical universities and are leaders with in their professional associations.
If the medical case requires it, we can find the right specialist even outside the Provider’s network.

To enquire further about our Second Opinion services, please contact our Care Team at info@medicaltour.it.