Misunderstandings between doctor and patient cost lives and billions.
Poor communication is a leading cause of patient safety issues and a significant contributing factor in 25% of patient safety incidents.
It undermines trust in doctors and leads to 30% patients not following their prescriptions
It leads to an increase in errors, poorer treatment outcomes, and higher healthcare costs
Losses of $100-300 billion annually due to non-compliance with doctors' prescriptions.
⅓ of medical malpractice lawsuits are related to poor communication, resulting in $1.7 billion in legal costs