title: Embracing transparency: providing more information--good and bad--can improve patient satisfaction and quality of care.
authors.affiliation: Alegent Health, Omaha, Neb., USA.
authors.forename: Wayne A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Sensor
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007484:Iowa; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014342:Truth Disclosure