Coming up with the correct diagnosis a hundred percent of the time is not easy. In fact, it's downright impossible.
According to a recent study, more than 20% of patients seeking a second opinion at the Mayo Clinic were found to be misdiagnosed by their primary care provider (Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, April 4, 2017).
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The doctors were apprehensive about opening their notes to their patients. "It will only lead to confusion," said some. "My practice will be overwhelmed by phone calls," they said. Yet 105 doctors agreed to open their records to more than 13,000 patients in an experiment called OpenNotes, published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine (October 1, 2012).
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