70 Percent of Public Says Patients Should Get Summaries After Doctor Visits | Markle | Advancing America's Future
70 Percent of Public Says Patients Should Get Summaries After Doctor Visits | Markle | Advancing America's Future

70 Percent of Public Says Patients Should Get Summaries After Doctor Visits

Publication Date: January 31, 2011 | Back to Latest News

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Key Findings

  • 70 percent of patients believe they should get a written or online summary after each doctor visit.
  • Both patients and doctors indicate that such summaries are delivered infrequently today.
  • Only 36 percent of the doctors agree that patients should get after-visit summaries.

Observations

  • 70 percent of the public and 36 percent of the doctors agree that patients should get after-visit summaries.
  • Significant portions of both groups are undecided on this issue.

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