Pediatricians' Group Urges More Input From Parents

New policy statement calls for strong family presence, greater decision-making role

January 31, 2012 RSS Feed Print

A "sea change" is happening in health care, Herzog said.

One sign is "coming out with a stance like this, something that pediatricians can adhere to, when they're rated by their peers," she said. "They can be evaluated by AAP or other organizations. If there's any kind of problem, did the physicians adhere to these standards? They're like minimally acceptable standards."

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