Patient Experience

A pregnant woman who is due later this month claimed she was forgotten and locked inside the All About Women OB/GYN Clinic in Ocala, Fla., NBC affiliate WESH 2 reports.

Although patients praise their physicians and nurses, they often feel less respected by nonclinical staff they encounter, according to NRC Health's 2019 Healthcare Consumer Report.

Clinicians can combine technology with the perceptions of healthcare providers to help identify patients who skip medication doses, a study published in Pediatric Nephrology found.

A new approach is required to remove the barriers preventing patients from accessing mental health services, including a shortage of clinicians and stigma concerns

Nearly two-thirds of insured patients do not use online portals to communicate with physicians, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Adults who miss recommended cancer screenings may be more likely to neglect their health and die of other causes, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found.

San Antonio, Texas-based University Hospital gave its first  2019 newborn a $10,000 scholarship, among other gifts, according to Fox News.

LGBT patients seeking treatment in the emergency department would rather report their sexual orientation through a written medical form than by verbally telling a healthcare provider, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The actor Jennifer Lawrence visited pediatric patients at Louisville-based Norton Children's Hospital during Christmas, according to the Courier Journal.

A cafeteria employee at Chicago-based Advocate Trinity Hospital buys thousands of dollars' worth of toys for sick patients every year, ABC7 Chicago reports.