One of the underpinnings of the Affordable Care Act is the notion that everyone should have a primary care physician, ideally in the community in which they live. For patients, bumping into their ...

How patients experience financial-related encounters at hospitals may be as important to their overall perceived experience as clinical quality, especially as patients take on more financial ...

Two recently published studies show that ambient listening artificial intelligence tools reduce administrative burden and improve clinician well-being.

What are the nuts and bolts of the recording process? The real question is how to maximize the utility of recording and minimize the disruption that it could introduce into the doctor-patient ...

In my previous blog, I introduced the Francis Commitment — a commitment I make to my patients to avoid any bias or racism on my part. It also works as a goal-setting tool to be used in every patient ...

Clear communication is an essential component of patient-centered care delivery in the cancer setting. Previous research has assessed tools designed to improve patient–clinician communication, but the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Misconceptions and misinformation abound surrounding food allergy, but clinicians can use the ...

A survey published in JAMA Internal Medicine examined residents’ diagnostic error rates, finding diagnostic errors occur in up to 15 percent of patient encounters ...

Night float had always been this mythical monster to me, an intimidating prospect that conjured up some of my greatest fears about a residency rotation – jet lag, nocturnal clock, lack of continuity ...

A friend recently returned from a doctor’s office visit upset the doctor didn’t explain much of anything. He hardly entered the examination room, asked a few superficial questions while he typed on ...