Patient Relations

Physicians have questions about capitation. Here's what it means for your practice.

Patients read normalizing language as a signal that treatment isn't recommended, new research finds.

What happens when the CDC steps back from outbreak surveillance? We’re seeing it in real time, a doctor says

What clinicians should ask before trusting artificial intelligence with medication decisions

As the outbreak continues, here’s what physicians need to know about diagnosing cyclosporiasis this summer

Just 49% of adults can now consistently afford needed care and medications

New Aflac survey data land as ChatGPT Health, Claude for Healthcare and Amazon's Health AI reach consumers at scale.

Here’s where to find a free online library of quick commentary on the business of health care.

Here's what four physicians say to peers considering practice in direct primary care

Michigan pediatrician explains what physicians need to watch for in patients

A pediatrician at the center of the country's largest cyclospora outbreak on why the official case counts are almost certainly too low, and what most labs aren't looking for.

No new beds. No new staff. Just smarter decisions about where patients are treated.

A surgeon and biotech leader discusses the role of primary care doctors in wound care.

‘Transparency is now the norm’ as Leapfrog Group logs data for more than 6,000 facilities nationwide.

Physicians describe growth, challenges, patient responses as direct primary care expands.

A pediatrician offers advice on diagnosing the illness and discussing it with patients.

Now is the time to rethink point-of-care engagement in electronic health records

Benefit design is quietly undermining primary care. How can doctors fight it?

A new global survey finds up to a third of patients never start prescribed treatment, and the gaps aren't about access — they're about a healthcare model still designed around the doctor's office as the front door.

A surgeon and biotech leader discusses the role of primary care doctors in wound care.

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association analyzes financial effects in a growing part of U.S. health care.

New survey data shows why real-time support — not personalization or speed — is what actually keeps members loyal to their health plan

What physicians need to know to begin considering malpractice liability with new artificial intelligence technology.

Most physicians know the direct primary care pitch; whether the economics hold up once you're in it is the more difficult question to answer.

Greater availability of the blockbuster drugs does not mean every older patient should get them.