A majority of physician leaders agree that greater transparency in healthcare will improve the relationship between patients and physicians, according to a survey by the American College of Physician Executives.
For the survey, the ACPE polled 11,000 members and received 630 responses.
The survey found that:
• Fifty-four percent of participants believe increasing transparency will improve the physician-patient relationship.
• Twenty-two percent think the relationship will be damaged if transparency is increased.
• Twenty-four percent say transparency won't have any effect on the relationship.
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