I have really good doctors but I had to wade through a lot of not-so-good ones to find these. And 2 will likely retire soon. Having the not-so-good ones is how I became The Reluctant Researcher, lol. [Not exactly true as I'm a researcher by nature and it was part of a career.] I developed test questions that I subtly fit into conversations with prospective doctors and never went back to those who unknowingly failed an interview.

Then double-checking everything, including prescriptions, became second nature, which is actually good. A hospital nearly killed a friend with meds he's allergic to...as noted in his %:#! record and all family pets can only be seen with me in the room after a different near medical negligence. A family friend who heads a hospital says his only real fear is ending up in one with someone who cares about at his side 24/7. So I think that, it's best if patients question and double-check stuff, get second opinions (which insurance companies have become more willing to cover once they started seeing the financial payoff) and value their own thoughts and doubts and get more feedback if necessary to have confidence about medical decisions. No matter how well-intentioned medical personnel are, I'm the only one who was to live with any unintended consequences!