How Well Does Your Doctor Communicate with You?

Patients' complaints about doctors are finally being taken seriously, as poor communication is increasingly understood to be at the root of many of health care’s failures—and a leading culprit in rising costs. Research shows that when doctors don’t listen to patients, they miss important health cues and misdiagnose illness. Meanwhile, patients who don’t understand what their doctors say fail to follow their regimens, leading to preventable hospitalizations, complications and poor outcomes.
Source: WSJ.com: Health Blog - Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Tags: Consumer health Doctors Primary care Source Type: blogs