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AHRQ Radio Podcast - 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

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?

Podcast Description:

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

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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