Patient Experience

In the transition to value-based care, patient engagement has become healthcare’s biggest issue. According to a recent study commissioned by Change Healthcare, there’s still a lot of work to be done in this area.

The vast majority of healthcare professionals are current on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015’s Merit-based Payment System (MIPS) and believe they are able to meet its core requirements, according to recent survey results. Those core…

Haider Warraich, MD, a fellow in cardiology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., argues physicians should help terminally ill patients to die on their own terms in an opinion piece published in The Boston Globe.

Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Fla., opened a sensory room designed to help children with autism while they wait in the emergency room, according to a WFTV report.

Marketers know that a business’s reputation is largely driven by online reviews.

Women with breast cancer may benefit from better educational materials and more time when making choices about their treatment, according to two studies published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Patient satisfaction with hospitals declines when patients believe there are not enough nurses staffing hospital wards, according to a study published in BMJ Open.

The majority of providers don't communicate with patients via email, despite being receptive to replying by email to patients who reach out first, according to a study published in the European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple in Texas recently rolled out THA Smart Ribbon, a product developed by the Texas Hospital Association, the association announced Jan. 10.

Professional tennis player Serena Williams revealed she had to have multiple operations when she sustained a pulmonary embolism the day after giving birth to her daughter at the age of 36.