Every healthcare leader is thinking about burnout. Providers and administrators are overwhelmed by staffing shortages and other morale strains, which we know are compromising patient experience ...

Dismiss a Problem? Patient in 10 Safe Steps Most clinicians have dealt with a dissatisfied or noncompliant patient. But how do you end the relationship without putting yourself at risk? Providers may ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Surgeons who are rude to patients and others may pose a problem in the operating room, according to a study linking unprofessional doctor behavior with infections and other surgery ...

In any given year, approximately 3.5 million Americans experience homelessness, 39 percent of whom are children. Why we allow so many people to live in abject poverty and desperation is an indictment ...

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital has been faulted by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for using pepper spray and handcuffs on a patient in need of mental health care. It’s second time in a month ...

A new paper shares a different -- and perhaps, a better way -- of describing the outcome of care. It's more than alive or dead; it's about how much better patients are living their lives. Aortic ...

The following is a guest post from Mark LaRow, CEO of patient matching company Verato. For more than two decades, HIPAA has protected a patient’s rights to his or her medical records. But a patient’s ...

Patient demographics and severity of their disease are two factors that appear to impact incompleteness and duplication of problem lists in EHRs, according to a recent study published in the Journal ...

The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved assigning a standing committee to research and find potential solutions to the "significant and detrimentally impactful" problem of delays at ...

Jennifer King, from the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, discussed what patients can do to help address the stigma associated with lung cancer. While the treatment landscape for lung cancer has seen ...

Large language models (LLMs) can provide generally accurate and patient-appropriate information for common postoperative Mohs surgery questions, particularly when guidance is straightforward and ...

Contact center solutions for the health network need to have better outreach and call handling to ensure payment-related queries are answered. Patient problems should be resolved by having automated ...