Dr. Marty Makary is a practicing surgeon at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He recently wrote a book titled Unaccountable: What Hospital Won’t Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care. The book has had an impact on health policy.
Makary was recently interviewed and featured by Forbes magazine. He emphasizes ethical importance of transparency and is challenging his medical colleagues to embrace more honest ways of communicating with patients.
Makary admits it can take time to adopt best practices in health care. He says one area that’s still challenging is the under-utilization of minimally invasive surgeries which can either cut in half or eliminate altogether the risk of wound infection and reduce re-admission rates.
It is this area of medicine where Makary believes there needs to be more transparency. He urges all patients to seek out a second opinion because studies show they reduce medical errors and healthcare costs by preventing unnecessary surgeries and procedures. They also save lives.
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