Patient Experience

Program illustrates how cooperation among county health leaders, hospitals and physicians leads to better care and outcomes

Though “patient engagement” has been lauded by experts as a “must do” for the last few years, research and discussion has proven that it’s still critical as patients’ needs and demands continue to evolve.

The University of Iowa started a new tradition Saturday during its first home football game of the year in Iowa City, reports CBS Sports.

Average wait times for physician visits are 20 minutes, down five minutes from last year, while average wait times at hospital-owned practices are down from 20 minutes to 17 minutes, according to a Medical Group Management Association survey released Wednesday.

There are nearly 75 million Boomers in America, and they’re the most powerful force in healthcare today.

Boston-based Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is slated to premiere "Stronger," the movie about the life of Jeff Bauman, who survived the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, reports The Boston Globe.

Boston-based Harvard Health Publications teamed up with Outcome Health, a Chicago-based health IT company that aims to provide physicians and patients with actionable healthcare insights, to improve patient engagement.

  Q1: You have worked in retail pharmacy, hospital pharmacy and specialty pharmacy, and received your Certified Specialty Pharmacist accreditation. From a pharmacist’s perspective, what are the two most important aspects of hospital patient care that specialty pharmacist can fix?…

Gen X is in the driver's seat when it comes to healthcare spending.

Roughly 8 percent of healthcare organizations consider consumer expectation a high priority and have implemented several consumer-based strategies with some success, according to recent research out of Kaufman, Hall & Associates.