Medical misinformation and disinformation are running rampant, taking up more time in already jam-packed primary care visits and impacting physicians’ ability to deliver quality patient care, according to an expert.
The Physicians Foundation recently released survey responses from more than 1,000 physicians in the U.S. about the impact that misinformation and disinformation have on their ability to offer quality patient care.
Misinformation — which refers to inaccurate or false information — and disinformation —which is inaccurate or false information that is