“Now we’ve known for a while that physicians interrupt patients faster than you can say . . . well, it’s that fast, about 18 seconds or so. For residents (doctors in training) it’s about 12 seconds. They slow down as they get older I guess. Only a quarter of patients seen are able to complete their opening statement of the problem which, in itself, lasted around a minute.”
See my complete post over at the World Health Care Blog.
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