Fixing patient no-show problem requires effective communication strategies to reduce missed appointments and improve healthcare revenue and ...

Panelists discuss how patient perspectives on new therapies center around clinically meaningful outcomes and survival while balancing individual risk tolerance, with some patients willing to accept ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael L. Millenson writes about healthcare as a skeptical optimist. An unusual study gives a new twist to the idea of ...

Poor communication between physician and patient can cause a lot of harm, according to Joseph N. Cappella, PhD, Gerald R. Miller Professor Emeritus of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania ...

In this special guest feature, Eric Sullivan, Senior Vice President, Innovation & Data Strategies at Inovalon, describes how data-driven platforms and patient-specific analytic insights drive ...

After implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2021, 75% of cancer test results were viewed by patients first compared with 37% in 2017, a trends analysis shows. The analysis included the 5.57 ...

It’s probably hard to recall a perfect healthcare encounter. If it’s a challenge for those of us who work in the industry to have a seamless care experience, it’s surely difficult for the average ...

This article explores the congruence between payer patient assignment and quality performance and the implications for incentive payments in alternative payment models. Objectives: To assess the ...

CURE® surveyed its audience to see which terms they prefer to use when describing their cancer experiences. Some people who have experienced cancer explain their mixed feelings with the commonly used ...

It's time to get smart about smart rooms in hospitals because the financial and clinical ROI they offer can be significant. A smart room is an innovative concept – a healthcare environment that ...

When a patient arrives at an emergency room, a doctor will typically ask about medical history and symptoms, possibly order blood work and tests, and then, using all that information, try to make a ...

61% of physicians say patients have been influenced by medical misinformation or disinformation in the past year. Nearly 9 in 10 doctors report misinformation is on the rise, with half citing a ...