http://safepatientproject.org/posts/2360-its_not_just_statisticsits_somebodys_mom End secrecy, save lives. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://safepatientproject.org/posts/2360-its_not_just_statisticsits_somebodys_mom#comment-7651 John T. James Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:39:11 +0000 #comment-7651 On the very last remark, which was roughly: “Remember that the patient is the Captain of the ship.” I would add that the captain must have information to be a leader. Hospitals and doctors too often do not give the patient enough information to take much of any role in their own care. They also use fear to persuade patients to accept invasive procedures that are not in the interest of the patient. The ethical principle of ‘patient autonomy’ is largely ignored by the many caregivers.

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