In her new book, The Empowered Patient, Elizabeth Cohen encourages people to "be the bad patient," one who pipes up and questions the physician. This morning's USA Today, reports that more empowered patients question their doctor's orders. The article focuses on diagnostic testing, but this greater involvement surely applies more broadly, including to end-of-life care.Rabu, 01 September 2010
The Growth of the "Bad" Patients
In her new book, The Empowered Patient, Elizabeth Cohen encourages people to "be the bad patient," one who pipes up and questions the physician. This morning's USA Today, reports that more empowered patients question their doctor's orders. The article focuses on diagnostic testing, but this greater involvement surely applies more broadly, including to end-of-life care.
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