Patient Experience

Dementia patients in nursing homes that offer personalized music programs are more likely to discontinue the use of antipsychotics and antianxiety medications, and experience fewer behavioral health issues, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Geriatric…

7 Ways Hospitals Can Deliver New Moms an Exceptional Experience

Ten years ago it was enough to treat patients' clinical needs—if the medical or surgical treatments were a success, the patient left satisfied.

The American Medical Association plans to address the issue of patient-physician texting at its Annual of the House Delegates from June 10 to June 14 in Chicago.

The Myth

Few healthcare leaders disagree on the importance of patient-centered care, yet many are challenged to effectively move the needle on patient satisfaction metrics as reported by HCAHPS. To identify and address the drivers of patient satisfaction, hospital leaders are seeing…

Projecting a video directly inside the radiotherapy machine may decrease the amount of anesthesia used during radiotherapy treatment for pediatric cancer patients, according to research presented the ESTRO (European Society for Radiotherapy & Oncology) 36 conference in Vienna from May…

The patient experience is the summation of an individual patient's interactions and perceptions of his or her healthcare experience — before, during and after the delivery of care.

Mobile IDs that are securely provisioned to smartphones, tablets and other devices will be used alongside traditional physical ID cards for the foreseeable future, and the two forms of ID will work together to protect citizen privacy.

Virtual reality programs can help medical students improve empathic communication skills, which are critical when conveying difficult news to a patient about their health, according to a study published in the journal Patient Education & Counseling.