Limited numeracy affects how patients interpret risk and treatment benefits, highlighting the need for clear, structured ...

Springfield mom Veronica Peterson shares her story of how one health care provider went above and beyond to make sure her wishes were fulfilled.

There is a palpable tension eating away at the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors are over-capacity. Patients are under-informed and lack the confidence needed to properly self-advocate for their ...

Technology has always played a role in medicine, but in recent years, it has fundamentally altered the provider-patient relationship. It’s been my privilege to experience firsthand just how far our ...

As part of healthcare reform, patient engagement is becoming an important area of focus. Most recently, patient activation, as part of engagement, has been studied; however, interventions to improve ...

In a Physicians Practice article, Owen Dahl, a nationally recognized medical practice management consultant and author, discusses strategies that medical practice staff can use to improve the ...

When the dialysis program was established in 1966 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minn., it became one of the first such units outside of a metropolitan area in the state. From the beginning, ...

Although the adoption of health IT can improve physician-patient relationships, physicians should not rely on technology to foster those relationships or deliver high quality care, according to an ...

Author of “What Our Patients Have Taught Us,” Dr. Richard Feldman, joined us Friday afternoon to share the significance of his latest work. The featured story collection, penned by physicians, ...