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Do you encourage patients to do internet research?

May, 20140:44 watch
LearnSelf advocacyDo you encourage patients to do internet research?

Do you encourage patients to do internet research?

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When patients are informed, they tend to take better care of themselves. In this video, HealthMaker Herbert Pardes, MD, CEO of New York Presbyterian Healthcare System, discusses the importance of patient education.

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