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Audio Podcast Series - Healthcare 411 - Lead Story: Advice for Doctors When Patients Bring Too Much Information to an Office Visit

AUDIO PODCAST: Newscast
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:00 PM

Lead Story: Advice for Doctors When Patients Bring Too Much Information to an Office Visit

Program Description:

This audio program features current news and information from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

According to an independent study by Pew Internet & American Life, 80 percent of American Internet users have searched for health information on the Internet, but only a small fraction of them check the source of that information. Is the Internet revolution helping or hurting doctor’s medical practices?

This week’s News and Number is about hospitalizations for kids with cancer;

A new scientific review of treatments for knee osteoarthritis found some surprises;

And Dr. Carolyn Clancy gives advice to doctors for when their patients bring too much information to an office visit.

Duration: 17:45 (MM:SS) File Size: 16.3 MB

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