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Title
Patient-centered communication and diagnostic testing.
Authors
Epstein, Ronald M; Franks, Peter; Shields, Cleveland G; Meldrum, Sean C; Miller, Katherine N; Campbell, Thomas L; Fiscella, Kevin
Abstract
Although patient-centered communication is associated with improved health and patient trust, information about the impact of patient-centered communication on health care costs is limited. We studied the relationship between patient-centered communication and diagnostic testing expenditures.
Publication
Annals of family medicine, 2005, Vol 3, Issue 5, p415