Patient Experience

A conversation guide is helping physicians learn strategies for some of the most difficult discussions they have as care providers — telling patients they are dying.

Cancer patients who face a significant financial burden for treatment and recovery said these costs affected them physically, mentally, economically and socially, according to a study published in the Journal of Oncology Practice.

Oliver Castellanos, a nurse at Miami-based Jackson Health System, created a clothing closet at the hospital for discharged homeless patients after noticing throughout his 30-year career that many homeless patients were released without the bare necessities, reports CNN.

Social media advertising is one of the most popular marketing tactics for businesses today.

Hospitals can reduce readmission rates and improve care quality when patients' family members participate in their loved ones' hospital care, according to a study led by researchers at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare.

Press Ganey acquired HealthStream's patient experience and engagement businesses as a part of recent agreements with the health IT company.  

Although patients have access to a number of effective depression treatments, only around one in three patients newly diagnosed with depression start treatment, with significant differences between racial groups and age groups, according to a Kaiser Permanente study.

In a recent DocASAP blog post, they provide cost effective marketing strategies to attract and engage more patients.

In honor of Boston Children's Hospital, more than 35 of the buildings that make up the city's skyline will turn on blue lights Thursday night, according to Boston.com.

School-based health centers in Baltimore are working to keep kids out of emergency rooms by having providers available each day who promote healthy living and treat chronic illnesses, according to The Baltimore Sun.