NC Patient Safety Coalition

The quality of your health care

depends on the experience

and expertise of your medical

care team.

Years of education and training have prepared North Carolina medical professionals in delivering excellent patient care. These highly trained physicians lead medical teams to provide the highest level of care for patients.

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Education and training matter in health care.

For this reason, a statewide coalition of medical associations and specialty groups have joined forces to advocate for physician-led patient care teams that keep patients safe, reduce risk, and increase quality care and work to control healthcare spending.

95%

95% of US voters say it is important to them for a physician to be involved in diagnosis and treatment decisions.​

62%

62% of US voters say patients are most likely to be harmed from scope of practice changes. Just 9% said patients will benefit.​

62%

62% of US voters think these changes would make our health care system worse.​

The survey was conducted among 1,000 US voters, between January 27th-February 1st, 2021. The margin of error is +3.5% at the 95% confidence interval.
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The Issue

There is an effort to eliminate physician involvement from patient care. Removing physicians would negatively impact patient safety, lead to higher costs and will not increase access to care.

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How do North Carolinians view the issue of physician supervision?

This poll of 500 registered North Carolina voters was conducted April 22-24, 2017. The accuracy of the sample is withing +4.4% at a 95% confidence interval.

Who we are

The North Carolina Patient Safety Coalition consists of medical doctors and members of the patient care team committed to expert training in providing the best care for patients. We are a group of physicians committed to protecting and improving medical outcomes for patients.