Patient Relations

In the future, will physicians use 3D printers to create new tissues for patients? Here’s how bioprinting could affect primary care through treatment of chronic conditions, wounds, organ transplantation, and more.

New measure will be a monumental step forward away from preventable medical harm and toward better patient care.

More investments in technology have not increased patient satisfaction

True primary care is possible through a holistic model to telehealth. So why aren’t more companies embracing it?

How one practice experimented with a new workflow

A conversation with Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH.

A conversation with Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH.

Why does childbirth in the United States make a woman two times more likely to be in medical debt? Here’s why alternative health plans could be a solution for maternal care and much more.

A conversation with Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH.

A conversation with Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH.

A conversation with Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH.

A conversation with Furman S. McDonald, MD, MPH.

It is time for heath care to leverage technology and patient-focused strategies to alleviate the pressures on primary care physicians.

DPC improves the physician-patient relationship by reducing administrative tasks, removing insurance company middlemen, and focusing on individualized care.

In theory, patients should benefit from drug price discounts negotiated between drug companies and insurers. In reality, they don’t, and a potential solution is stalled in Congress.

Connecting the dots for better patient care starts with better data — faster — for physicians, payers and community resources.

Talking about social drivers of health may help us think differently about how we approach them.

Study finds negative views develop among doctors when patients share views they disagree with.

A specialist in internal medicine and migraines evaluates the practical and financial conditions that are cracking the foundation of health care across the nation.

How physicians can shape health literacy in a TikTok world.

A survey from Carta Healthcare found that patients mostly believe their records are accurate, but do they know how to access them?

Whole-person health underscores the importance of collaboration between primary care physicians and behavioral health professionals, and answers who is accountable when patients express suicidal ideation.

The top news stories in medicine today.

How did COVID-19 affect the rankings?

Providing behavioral health services through primary care can help solve the mental health crisis.

The top news stories in medicine today.

The top news stories in medicine today.

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.