I agree. I'm a researcher by habit, and career, and endorse anything to make client/patients better-informed purchasers of medical care of any kind. It amazes me when people don't question their doctors and just assume they are all-aware.
I assume my (current) doctors are excellent. But human and can have a bad day or be imperfectly attentive or not yet read the latest issues of med journals because the doctors are swamped with daily minutiae and insurance changes and also have private lives that need attention. So I like to reconfirm stuff and know we're on the same page. It helps to have a doctor who appreciates a pro-active patient as a good patient, likely to actually act on agreed-upon treatment plan. 😏