Better doctor-patient communication can lead to better care

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People often fail to ask their doctors questions that could lead to fewer medical errors and better outcomes—and doctors don’t routinely encourage them to do so. That’s despite years of efforts to improve doctor-patient communication.

Part of the problem is the intimidation factor that comes with the doctor’s white coat. Also to blame are mounting time pressures that mean less physician or nurse interaction with patients, according to the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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