Because if by chance the doctors or nurses make a mistake, this is the only way the patient will have a chance to find out what really happened. "Chang emphasizes that this" empowerment "of patients is not a challenge to or attempt to seize authority, but is a measure to prevent the occurrence of even more serious medical mistakes.
張苙雲強調，這種為病人「充權」的做法不是挑釁或爭奪主控權，而是為了防止更嚴重的醫療疏失發生。以忠孝醫院給錯藥事件為例，若不是藥袋有清楚的標示，病人便無從發現醫院給錯藥，醫院也就沒有機會改善。