Patient Experience

As we begin the year 2018, ideas on improving the patient experience continue to be a central issue for hospital administrations.

Entertainment and information are more accessible than ever with the rise of the smartphone. While this technology has facilitated advancement in nearly every arena of modern life, it has also ushered in an era of distraction.

Patients with musculoskeletal issues — such as chronic joint pain, arthritis and gout — are more likely to report high care satisfaction when prescribed opioids, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Oral cancer patients with higher out-of-pocket costs for medication are less likely to fill their prescriptions, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., will host a rally for patients and staff Friday to celebrate the NFL playoff-bound Buffalo Bills.

The FDA opened submissions for nominations to its new patient engagement collaborative Dec. 20, according to an agency blog post.

Patient-provider communication may suffer when patients misunderstand commonly used medical terms, resulting in anxiety and ill-informed decision making, according to a study published in British Dental Journal.

A strong patient-physician relationship requires a certain level of trust and intimacy, but how much intimacy is too much?

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital. For maternal-fetal medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital offers a range of specialty services, including a fetal cardiovascular center, a diabetes in pregnancy program, and a women’s and children’s center for blood disorders to manage the…

Woman’s Hospital (Baton Rouge, La.). Established in 1968, today Woman’s Hospital is a women’s specialty hospital comprising 168 hospital beds, 84 NICU beds and 1,831 employees. In 2017, clinicians at the facility performed 43,907-plus breast procedures and 75,707 Pap tests.…