Patient Relations

Figure based on 2021 data may be an underestimate, physician says.

America's poorest seniors could soon find it much harder to get the medicines they need.

CDC leaders remind doctors they are the front line clinicians to get shots in arms for fall respiratory illness season.

Watchdog group praises CMS rule with ‘groundbreaking’ measures of patient safety in hospitals.

New rules outline how websites must be accessible to patients with disabilities. Here’s how to comply while improving patient care.

Continuing survey shows decline, but researchers say trust is a complex thing.

American Academy of Physician Associates says patients face health care shortages as American Medical Association suppresses modernization efforts.

Traditional primary care capabilities, when enhanced with existing consumer technologies, can enable a need-based intervention paradigm. The result can be increased outcomes across the quadruple aim of care—reducing the cost of care, enhancing the experience of care, improving health outcomes, and addressing health equities.

AAFP president weighs in on current issues in U.S. health care market.

Patient acquisition costs can quickly cut into your practice's profits.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Doctors once again left behind as Medicare prepares to pay other health care entities more next year.

Novo Nordisk says it is working to make more; FDA warns against too much of a good thing.

Evidence suggests that sitting does not prolong interactions unnecessarily, addressing a common concern among clinicians.

How does value-based care work in a retail clinic setting? Quite well, when partnerships, technology and payment combine to serve patients.

The top news stories in medicine today.

ACO advocates outline steps for CMS to communicate and change rules regarding patient engagement.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Study reviews doctors’ reasons for reluctance to offer treatments for substance use disorder.

Data insights about physicians and other clinicians could expand patient access and improve clinical outcomes.

Bipartisan legislation introduced to change Social Security Act.

Study uses pre-pandemic data to estimate contributors to cancer risk.

PBMs counter that document is heavy on accusations but empty for evidence.

How to use PR to educate the public, with tips on how to deliver those key messages.

Will record low uninsurance rates continue? Here’s what to know from now until 2034 from the latest forecast by the Congressional Budget Office.