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Can you even say no when your hospital asks you to sign a waiver?
If your doctor’s office has ever asked you to sign an electronic pad without showing you exactly what you’re signing, you aren’t alone. CalMatters’ director of sociotechnical research, Alex Rosenblat, heard dozens of stories like this as she visited clinics across the ...
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If your doctor’s office has ever asked you to sign an electronic pad without showing you exactly what you’re signing, you aren’t alone. CalMatters’ director of sociotechnical research, Alex Rosenblat, heard dozens of stories like this as she visited clinics across the ...
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According to CalMatters’s source item, Can you even say no when your hospital asks you to sign a waiver?, If your doctor’s office has ever asked you to sign an electronic pad without showing you exactly what you’re signing, you aren’t alone. CalMatters’ director of sociotechnical research, Alex Rosenblat, heard dozens of stories like this as she visited clinics across the country to see how hard it is for patients to do basic things […]
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