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For a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine to test “shared decision-making tools,” researchers analyzed recordings of interactions between doctors and patients, including doctors at the prestigious Mayo Clinic. Even though the doctors asked the patients to tell them why they had come to see them, the doctors wouldn’t let the patients tell them, interrupting them in 11 seconds, on average — less, if the doctor was a specialist. “Our results suggest that we are far from achieving patient centered care,” said study author Naykky Singh Ospina. (RC/Newsweek) ...The study team was ready to disclose a brilliant solution to the problem, but their funding was interrupted.Original Publication Date: 22 July 2018
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