Second opinions improve healthcare outcomes and reduce costs.

Amanda Raitz Hébert

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Second opinions improve healthcare outcomes and reduce costs.

June 24, 2020

Hébert AR. Employee Benefit News. 2020;June 8.

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Second opinions are a strategy for reducing diagnostic or treatment errors. This article outlines reasons why patients seek additional expert opinion when determining a course of action and discusses non-clinical benefits of the practice.

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