Access to Physicians Figures Prominently In Complaints
Posted by Clark Venable on 10/20/2004
Annals of Family Medicine: Patient Reports of Preventable Problems and Harms in Primary Health Care:
" "Conclusion: The errors reported by interviewed patients suggest that breakdowns in access to and relationships with clinicians may be more prominent medical errors than are technical errors in diagnosis and treatment. Patients were more likely to report being harmed psychologically and emotionally, suggesting that the current preoccupation of the patient safety movement with adverse drug events and surgical mishaps could overlook other patient priorities." "
[Via Science Blog - Science News Stories]
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