A patient nods. You explain the diagnosis. You review the plan. You answer questions. You feel like the visit went well. “Any questions?” you ask. “No, I am good.” They leave. And if you are honest, there is a moment, sometimes fleeting, sometimes not, where you wonder: Did they actually understand any of that? As
Why patient understanding is the missing metric in medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
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