Patient Relations

A Florida Atlantic University study paired high school students with older adults to improve tech literacy and health tracking.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, talks about keeping your practice safe — and how failing to do so can impact patient care.

Poor patient-clinician communication worsens care delays, especially for younger adults and racial minorities.

Outbreak spurs HHS guidance on potentially deadly disease.

Primary care physicians have a chance to save lives through early detection of cancer.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, explains what practices should keep in mind moving forward in regards to workplace safety.

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, talks visitor management protocols to keep practices safe.

Author discusses new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade, and what that could mean for the future.

Executive order says HHS will ‘rapidly enforce’ price disclosures by hospitals, health insurers.

UCLA research highlights the widespread use of non-evidence-based treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns about the role of misinformation and health care spending.

Patients are more likely to critique the interpersonal manner and technical competence of female PCPs and surgeons in online reviews.

New study outlines health care spending down to the county level.

Researchers find that structured, accessible GOC documentation enhances decision-making and patient care across health care settings.

A survey by rater8 reveals that online searches and reviews now rival word-of-mouth in health care decisions.

U.S. health care system gets failing grade for supporting primary care, say Milbank Memorial Fund and the Physicians Foundation.

Practical strategies to connect with patients

New research highlights the need for stronger patient communication regarding AI implementation in clinical settings.

With high demand but high prices for antiobesity drugs, patients may fall for phony pharmaceuticals.

A study of the medical economics of ultraprocessed foods, diabetes and pharmaceutical revenues.

Primary care, oncology can use team approach to improve prevention and screening efforts.

Other clinicians and patients all have a place in slowing the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

Screenings are also crucial, but prior authorization requirements create a barrier to care.

A recent Dartmouth study finds primary care practices struggling with accessibility despite advances in practice capabilities since 2017-2018.

Doctors handle their patients with care, and they need to do the same with data.

A family medicine specialist who works with cancer survivorship explains a study that shows how vital screenings are for patients.