How Do Physicians Think?

Posted on | October 3, 2007 | Comments Off on How Do Physicians Think?

Author Jerome Groopman, MD, discusses how mistakes in diagnosis can occur

A strong patient-physician relationship is critical to the functioning of our health care system. But the relationship between patients and physicians is far from perfect. Physician Jerome Groopman recently explored ways that problems can occur as physicians seek to provide quality care for their patients. Watch this video to get a sense of how physicians make the decisions they do. How is your relationship with your physician? Do you feel you get the care you want from the medical profession? What do you think is contributing to the frustrations that patients may feel as they navigate the health care system?