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information sharing  

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  • Sharing information with patients and empowering their role in the management of their health are recognized as fundamental practices of patient-centered health care providers and indispensable elements of quality in health communication and health care delivery. Providing information in terms patients understand about the diagnostic tests, the diagnosis, the prognosis, and the treatment options and their advantages or side effects has been associated with a number of benefits for both the physician and the patient. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Communication; Information Sharing]

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