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Are You My Doctor? Cards Help Patients
It's easy to see how patients become confused and dissatisfied in a busy healthcare environment. Multiple risks to patient safety may lie in this scenario; trust, adherence, follow-through, and patient engagement are all on the line. One researcher at Harvard thinks a lot of this can be cleaned up and made safer with a simple card that a physician hands to a patient when they first meet.