Prevalence of difficult encounters among clinic patients was 0.17; characteristics that increased difficulty included depression, chronic pain. (HealthDay News) — Providers perceive 17 percent of ...

"Patients do not want to be shielded from difficult treatment decisions," says Associate Professor Jannicke Rabben at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clear communication is an essential component of patient-centered care delivery in the cancer setting. Previous ...

Credit: Getty Images. There are 4 steps to avoid verbal conflicts that escalate to violence among unhoused patients: apologize, approve, applaud, and appease. Every Sunday, Reverend Thomas Hill, ...

Ever wondered why your routine check-up is less than satisfying? Hidden thinking errors quietly skew medical judgment, leading clinicians to label perfectly ordinary people as “difficult” and overlook ...

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 ...

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 ...

How much time do you spend with a typical patient? It’s probably less than you’d like. The statistics tell the story; 56% of doctors spend 16 minutes or less with patients (6% spend less than 9 ...

Affordability and accessibility top the list of most consumer and patient surveys, but another commonly cited desire is quality. Quality, for patients, is not defined by awards or achievement of ...