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By the NumBers: Talk with Your Doctor
Good doctor-patient communication results in healthier and happier patients …
and happier doctors too! The bottom line: Choose a doctor you can talk to.
65%
73%
of asthma patients say they
of medical schools now
never or rarely talk to their
teach doctors how to talk
doctors about side effects.
with patients.
Speak up!
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19%
Miscommunication, NOT
misdiagnosis, is the
Only main reason for 25% of
impronullement in patients
malpractice cases.
followinnulldoctorsnullorders.
58%
Percentage of patients who say they
of the time do
want to talk to their doctors about their
doctors explain when
23
outnullofnullpocket costs for medical care
and how often to
SeCondS
take new medicines.
nullow long most doctors wait
before interrupting a patient who
63
What can you do? Ask for
is describing a health issue.
that information. And repeat
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what you hear back to your
doctor so you’re sure you’ve
got it right. Take notes too!
2
minuteS
nullow long a patient would talk
BUT ONLY
120,000-160,000
if not interrupted.
The number of patient internulliews the
anullerage primary care doctor will do
15
during a nullnullnullyear career.
If a doctor advises a patient to
lose weight, the patient is
3-5
3 times more likely to try.
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