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Image from restaurant ad.People ask more questions when ordering a meal than they do during medical appointments. When you ask questions, you get answers that can help you make better decisions, and receive better quality care.

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Image from cell phone store ad.People ask more questions when buying a cell phone than they do during medical appointments. You can enhance the quality, safety, and effectiveness of your health care by asking questions about your care, diagnosis, treatment, and medicines.

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New ads for clinicians encourage two-way communication during medical visits.

Poster for clinicians showing a woman sitting on an examination table in a medical office. Her face is showing, but her body is composed of different medical test results, including x-rays, a heart rate printout, and an ultrasound image. The message the image conveys is that while doctors can learn a lot about a patient's health from test results, they can also learn a lot by asking the patient questions.

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