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Monday, September 24, 2012

medical 'code of silence'


Exposing the medical 'code of silence'

By Libby Lewis, CNN
September 21, 2012 -- Updated 1924 GMT (0324 HKT)
Surgeon and author Marty Makary (second from right) with colleagues at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Surgeon and author Marty Makary (second from right) with colleagues at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • A surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital has some ideas about what is wrong with medicine
  • Marty Makary says doctors and hospitals should talk more openly about medical mistakes
  • Patients should push doctors and hospitals for information to make informed decisions
(CNN) -- You would think surgeon Marty Makary might have a lot of doctors and hospitals gunning for him.
His new book, "Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care," is an eye-opening look at the culture of medicine. And it's not pretty./.../

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