what

doctors wish their patients knew
Doctors reveal what patients can do to get better care in a new report about navigating the complex doctor-patient relationship in the March issue of Consumer Reports and online at www.ConsumerReportsHealth.org - Physicians told Consumer Reports their top gripe was
patient noncompliance with advice or treatment recommendations. Most said it affected their ability to provide optimal care and more than one-third (37% said it did so a "lot" Those are just some of the findings in new poll of 660 primary-care physicians conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. The report also found that 37% of physicians said they now keep patient records entirely electronically - up from 24% in a 2007 survey.