New test measures doctors' ability to deliver patient-centered care

When health care providers take patients' perspectives into consideration, patients are more likely to be actively engaged in their treatment and more satisfied with their care. This is called patient-centered care. Recently, researchers have developed a credible tool to assess whether medical students have learned and are applying specific behaviors that characterize patient-centered care.



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