ArticleIsrael journal of health policy research2019
Obtaining a second opinion is a neglected source of health care inequalities.
Article in Israel journal of health policy research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Patient-driven second opinions in oncology: a review.The oncologist · 2026Review
- Diagnostic discrepancies and clinical value of second medical opinions (SMO) for endometriosis: a nationwide study analysis.BMC women's health · 2025Observational
- Improving quality of care for cancer patients through oncological second opinions in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: adherence to second-opinion therapy recommendations.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Observational
- Improving the Quality of Care for Cancer Patients through Oncological Second Opinions in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: Feasibility of Patient-Initiated Second Opinions through a Health-Insurance Service Point.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- How to prepare for a bright future of radiology in Europe.Insights into imaging · 2023Article
- Analysis of second opinion programs provided by German statutory and private health insurance - a survey of statutory and private health insurers.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- The market landscape of online second opinion services for spine surgery.Surgical neurology international · 2020Article
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Abstract
Observational studies have detected discrepancies between two expert interpreters of imaging and histopathological studies. Furthermore, in a substantial proportion of patients, an independent second opinion disagreed with the first one. Therefore, it is widely accepted that patients have a right to obtain a second opinion and, in case of divergent opinions, to deliberate and choose the option that they believe is most consistent with their individual circumstances. However, doctors are less likely to inform old and poorly educated patients about the possibility of seeking a second opinion, and this may contribute to healthcare inequalities. Hence the importance of (a) promoting doctors' self-awareness of a possible tendency to discriminate against old and poorly educated patients, and (b) creating programs within the healthcare system that would help patients in seeking a second opinion, suggest specialists for the specific problem of the patient, and provide tools to reconcile between discrepant opinions.
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