October 16th 2024
AI is poised to revolutionize the patient’s and the clinician’s journey, from initial symptom assessment to long-term care management.
October 7th 2024
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
September 30th 2024
September 27th 2024
This is not a time to be defensive or be oft-putting. Show the patient that you respect their right to make decisions about their care. Avoid being defensive or dismissive.
September 10th 2024
A look at how communication can repair the divide between physician and patient.
3 Tips for preventing patient burnout
Burnout can create a ripple effect across practices when it leads to less empathetic patient encounters, rushed appointments and increased wait times.
Practice tip of the week: Top six ways to increase patient visits
Managing negative patient reviews
The occasional negative patient complaint online can actually turn out to be a good thing for your reputation.
The price of patient relationships
Including funds in your budget dedicated to technological investments that improve the patient experience will be worth it in the long run.
HIMSS23: Patient or customer?
The patient experience is different than the customer experience
HIMSS23: Price transparency trends
What do the price transparency rules mean to physicians and will they really lower prices?
Making your practice senior friendly
The baby boomer generation is different from other markets.
Acting classes may help physicians learn to show empathy
Showing empathy improves patient satisfaction, but not every doctor is naturally good at expressing feelings to patients.
Turning cancellations into revenue
A new scheduling system can revolutionize medical practice
Helping patients' health literacy
How primary care physicians can help
What's impacting patient experience at your practice?
It takes just one problem or inconvenience to affect the patient’s experience at your practice.
Most read 2022: 10 Small ways to provide great customer service to patients
Providing great customer service at your medical practice boosts revenue and patient satisfaction. Here are 10 tips.
6 Patient engagement trends for 2023
Top patient engagement trends and how to ensure continual growth
The case for integrating patient perspectives into continuing medical education
A key aspect of medical education is understanding the perspective of the patient being treated.
HLTH 2022: Trust in public health shaken by COVID-19 response
Panelists say lack of clear explanations for public health policy decisions adds to problem.
Practice tip of the week: Doctor-patient communication’s role in mitigating medical malpractice claims
Managing the chronically late patient
Patients can be trained to respect your time and arrive at the office on time.
Making omnichannel work for health care
Health care organizations must make the leap from providing siloed channels of care to putting the consumer in the driver’s seat, with access to a seamless, integrated experience whenever and wherever they need it.
The unexpected drivers of patient retention
More than good bedside manner is needed.
The magic of 'I’m sorry'
Perhaps an apology will mollify a patient having the knee-jerk reaction of considering litigation when things don’t turn out as planned.
Practice tip of the week: Creating a patient satisfaction improvement plan
Practice tip of the week: 10 Customer Service Habits for Your Medical Practice
Practice tip of the week: Seven communication sins every practice should avoid
Practice tip of the week: Six things to never say to a patient
Practice tip of the week: Why you should know your patient’s behavioral styles
Practice tip of the week: How to remove a negative online review
Practice tip of the week: Humility
Practice tip of the week: How to support LGBTQ+ patients year-round
Patient experience can overcome practice staffing woes
Changing currents in patient expectations and the great resignation are changing the healthcare landscape.
5 Mistakes to avoid when texting patients
Don’t run afoul of HIPAA when texting with patients.