Financial Toxicity in the Clinical Encounter: A Paired Survey of Patient and Clinician Perceptions Article Swipe

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Andrea García-Bautista , Celia Kamath , Ivan N. Ayala , Emma Behnken , Rachel Giblon , Derek Gravholt , María José Hernández , Jessica Hidalgo , Montserrat León‐García , Elizabeth H. Golembiewski , Andrea Maraboto , Angela Sivly , Juan P. Brito ·

YOU? · · 2023 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2023.05.003 · OA: W4380928105

Even in encounters where cost conversations occurred, there was poor patient-clinician agreement on ratings of the patient's difficulty in paying medical bills and perceived importance of discussing cost issues. Clinicians need more training and support in detecting the level of financial burden and tailoring cost conversations to the needs of individual patients.