Patient Relations

Patients want in-demand service. Here are a few ways to provide that to them at your practice.

If you're not using text messaging to communicate with your patients, you may be ignoring the best way to reach them.

Physicians need to be careful when it comes to prescribing opioids for many reasons including putting their medical license at risk.

Here are a few examples of what medical professionals, administrators and consultants across the United States are doing to improve health literacy.

As a doctor, you should be willing to care for patients, even if it means coming in to help them after a natural disaster.

Some patients don't want to hear it, they just want their unreasonable request accepted. Here's how to say no.

Sometimes the toughest thing to tell a patient is to have patience. But, as this doc explains, that may be the only answer to what ails them.

The latest attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare are no better than the health law itself.

To his physicians dismay, a patient pulled out all of the stops when asked to talk about his family history.

More than 60 percent of physicians say they would consider switching to DPC if circumstances were favorable. Here's what you need to know about the model.

For this doc, reacting to and treating a patients potentially life-threatening diagnosis brings out the best in her.

As things start to pick up at her new practice, this doctor shares some of the challenges of her new practice model.

The tragic murder of Dr. Todd Graham due to not prescribing opioids to a patient is a cautionary tale for physicians and other providers.

Looking to increase your bottom line? Try using technology to improve the patient experience at your practice.

A recent survey shows a grim, but still avoidable, extinction for some medical groups. Here's what these guys need to do to turn it around.

In a recent study, researchers found that only 3.3 percent of emergency room visits are avoidable. Also, Houston-area hospitals brace for hurricane fallout.

Amid new theories on benefits of sharing medical records with patients, this physician believes a trusting physician-patient relationship remains essential.

Both doctors and patients will benefit when exam room conversations go beyond the usual discourse.

Physicians need to document care in the EHR, but they can either keep the computer out of the room or embrace it to focus on the patient.

A lawyer points to recent cases for examples of the importance of members of the medical community reporting sexual misconduct.

You might think a medical issue is widely understood, but for many patients, they won't know what you're talking about.

All patients bleed red and will likely pay in green, but physicians have to make sure to watch out for themselves.

Although allegations of fraud are common in a medical practice, they can often be more difficult to prove than most people realize.

A recent case in Alabama highlights the importance of filling out informed consent papers thoroughly in order to avoid ending up in a courtroom.

If you are interested in starting a direct care practice, here are a few tools that will be of assistance to you for documentation, billing, and more.

Using the bathtub can help explain how practices must maintain appropriate supply and demand with patients.

A healthcare professional explains how concierge medicine can improve physician/patient communication.

Email marketing is a great way to gain new customers, here are some tips to run a successful email marketing campaign.

On Wednesday, the House passed a bill that would limit plaintiff damages to $250,000 in most medical practice lawsuits. It moves to the Senate.

A physician offers advice on dealing with disappointed patients, offering advice from his real-life experiences.