Of importance is that PAs work as part of a collaborative team. So if a question requires input from a physician or if the test results tie into a broader care plan, PAs will often explain the results ...

Patients today want healthcare encounters to mirror the experiences they have in other sectors, like retail or e-commerce. They are looking for and expect ease, convenience, consistency and ...

Patient experience is a crucial aspect of healthcare that can significantly influence the success of health providers and practices regarding patient satisfaction and revenue. Positive experiences ...

While extensive processes already exist for tracking all the communication between physicians and patients, the ability to record conversations adds another dimension to the relationship. While open ...

For every patient visit, physicians spend an average of 16 minutes and 14 seconds using electronic health records to review data and make notes, according to a 2020 study in the Annals of Internal ...

About 88 percent of working medical professionals have had a violent interaction with a patient in the last year, according to a recent survey from Medscape of 247 employed medical workers, including ...

Background. A 66-year-old woman with metastatic mammary carcinoma, who was being treated with capecitabine, contracted a herpes zoster infection that was treated with the antiviral drug brivudin. A ...

Discover how video-based patient records may enhance frailty care, improving assessment, communication, continuity, and ...