Patients More Worried About Clinician Relationship, Access to Care Than...

"Although medical errors that occur in clinic settings do not get the attention of a wrong-side surgery, studies show that they are the cause of more medical mistakes than those that take place in a hospital. Nevertheless, little is known about what kinds of errors actually occur in primary care settings and which mistakes or injuries are perceived to be most troublesome to patients.

Unlike physicians, who worry more about breakdowns in how medical information is transferred or whether treatment errors occur, patients are more concerned about breakdowns in the patient-clinician relationship and access to care, a new study finds."

There ya go. Start improving your manners!