Patient Relations

Great titles for your practice marketing efforts can go a long way.

Abrupt cutoff ‘would create wide-ranging chaos’ in health care, White House says.

Follow these tips to turbocharge the claims process.

The Inflation Reduction Act’s cap on annual out-of-pocket spending and changes to coverage gaps could save Medicare patients more than $1,000 on heart failure medications.

Improving routine care management with automation and virtualization .

AMGA publishes data on medical group management processes.

Patients are relying more and more on technology when choosing a physician.

There’s no single solution, but physicians, nurses, and managers all have roles in recruiting and retaining employees.

Survey shows that consumers don’t have access to their medical records and have no idea where their data ends up.

Older adults are interested in results, but technology needs to stick and be easy to use.

Probe announced as staffing storages are predicted among top concerns in health care this year.

The right communication strategy can keep you from losing a patient.

Family physicians lead charge to get issue on federal agenda early in 2023.

Medicaid expansion, increased federal subsidies drove growth

Pair will ‘evaluate customer response’ and possibly expand to additional stores.

Health care ultimately must be about customer care.

High-deductible health plans can create patient problems with billing estimates and medical debt

Age, politics are factors as Gallup poll measures feelings in general and in personal experience.

Study examines mortality rates as admissions surged in 2020.

Study examines patient reactions and limitations to online meetings with surgeons.

Study looks at the effect of patient-generated online ratings on health care choices

Gallup Poll finds ‘2022 a challenging year for many Americans.’

Customers expect their health care providers to have the same level of integration and connectedness as their favorite retailers.

Gains seen in demographic groups with typically higher uninsured rates

The National Academy of Medicine takes on physician burnout.

Federal officials tout benefits of Inflation Reduction Act in making insurance available.

A health care leader describes disturbing findings about the health care work environment.

While there was widespread enthusiasm and expectations of relief from surprise balance billing, the No Surprises Act that went into effect Jan. 1, 2022 has made very little progress since its implementation.

Study examines environmental effects of online visits between physicians, patients.

Study connects primary care patients with resources, but admissions, ED visits don’t decrease.