Book Addresses Physician/Patient Communication, Offers Strategies for Avoiding Misdiagnoses

Healthcare risk managers may be interested in a February 18, 2013, Wall Street Journal article that discusses the book When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests. According to the book’s authors, to protect themselves from potential misdiagnoses, patients need to “assert their voice” when physicians do not seem to be listening to their concerns.