KevinMD November 12, 2024
Trust is vital to the provision of quality health care. Quality outcomes have shown a correlation with exceptional health care experiences, with patients associating higher trust in health care professionals with “more beneficial health behavior, fewer symptoms, and improved quality of life.” Sadly, trust in American health care is on the decline. Stress placed on the health care system by the COVID-19 pandemic amplified growing concerns, with forty-eight percent of Americans expressing eroding confidence in the system’s ability to handle major crises. The decrease in trust in the health care system mirrors that seen in government, media, and science, where political polarization, inequality, and failures of leadership have led to growing skepticism in our country’s ability to overcome difficult challenges.
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