Patient Relations

Educating patients about their payment options produces better health outcomes and bolsters practice revenue

Small Business Committee sympathetic to independent physician practices.

Pennsylvania study examines treatment before and after federal law regarding health insurance, Medicaid expansion.

Should we tell patients that they are not compliant when they counter argue?

A crucial shift is underway—from viewing obesity solely as a personal failing to recognize it as a nuanced medical condition deserving of comprehensive treatment strategies.

In a world of high deductibles and copays, health insurance offers less protection from medical debt than it did a generation ago.

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Patients say they could not access urgent care when they needed it in the last year.

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Study finds race-based disparities in offering empathy, communicating medical information

HHS: More time needed to study potential effects of new rules for flavored tobacco products.

Global survey finds some patients embrace innovations, but they are not a majority.

AI-powered coaches can help to alleviate at least some of the worker shortage while at the same time reducing costs

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Physicians group leaders comment as part of annual gathering this month.

We must give clinicians the tools they need to help patients become more active participants in their care.

Communications firm Edelman surveys people to discern credibility of sources of health information.

Primary care physicians are essential in combating the HIV epidemic by normalizing HIV testing and prescribing preventive medications. This approach not only enhances health equity and literacy among particularly underserved populations, but also expands their practice by attracting and retaining a broader patient base.

New Commonwealth Fund data measures latest inequities in care across racial and ethnic populations.

While e-cigarettes have their own health risks, they are lower than regular cigarettes, researchers say

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Senators hear possibilities about nation’s single largest health care payer.

Culture, data, clinical change and patients all are essential to operating accountable care organizations, experts say.

Urgent care, retail clinics, and other alternative care win on convenience, but patients still prefer traditional primary care

By prioritizing postpartum care, and by recognizing the unique role of family physicians, we can make significant strides towards addressing this crisis.

Study shows the impact fears of health care costs have on behavior

Organization aims to build awareness of the importance of voting among doctors, other health care workers and patients.

Health care providers who don’t adapt to changing expectations will drive their patients to seek care elsewhere.

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