Study: Second Opinion from Doctor Results in Different Diagnosis 88% of Time
April 8th, 2017😯
Via: Mayo Clinic:
Many patients come to Mayo Clinic for a second opinion or diagnosis confirmation before treatment for a complex condition. In a new study, Mayo Clinic reports that as many as 88 percent of those patients go home with a new or refined diagnosis — changing their care plan and potentially their lives. Conversely, only 12 percent receive confirmation that the original diagnosis was complete and correct.
Mayo Clinic = major player in the Cancer Industrial Complex. I’d love to see an actual breakdown of what the original and subsequent diagnoses were; I would not be at all surprised if the secondary diagnoses were more heavily weighted as cancer than the initial.