Patient Engagement & Communications

In the eyes of the law, prescribing opioids for patients with chronic pain means upholding ethical standards of professional conduct, not following a checklist.

A look at how Purdu Pharma marketed OxyCotin.

The Affordable Care Act required health insurance plans to include behavioral health coverage, and that has benefits for patients, physicians and payers alike.

Cognitive screenings are part of Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visit. But what’s the best way for physicians to empower patients on the subject of brain health?

It’s good to seek professional help and try coping strategies when you’re feeling burned out. But if those don’t work, then it might be time to consider prioritizing yourself and walking away from your job.

When it comes to cognitive decline, primary care physicians are the front lines of detection and patient education.

Healthcare providers and staff should ensure they create a non-judgmental, welcoming and inclusive environment for their patients.

Health coaching might be the middleman the American healthcare system needs to make reform a reality.

Wearable devices that gather health and movement data are being put to new uses in the clinical setting for glucose monitoring, pain management and distraction, rehabilitation, and treatment adherence.

Physicians can stop writing prescriptions and actually help reduce chronic disease, comorbidities and pharmacology by educating their patients about what to eat.

When physicians don't talk to patients about social determinants of health, they miss the bigger picture. 

The quality of patient care depends on high-functioning providers. The increasing trend and data confirming the negative impact of physicians’ ill health on patient care means that the healthcare industry must search for answers - now.

We all want to think it won’t happen to us, but the recent shootings reinforce that you need to prepare for the worst instead of hoping for the best.

Monitoring glucose levels is important for managing diabetes. CVS Pharmacy now limits quantities of diabetic testing supplies to meet Medicare Part B’s medical necessity requirements, superseding doctor’s orders.

With the silver tsunami fast approaching, it’s critical that physicians develop workflows to keep abreast of seniors’ health amid anticipated life changes and transitions of care.

One Ohio family practice has found a way to help food-insecure patients with diabetes by adding a food pantry to its office, meaning patients no longer have to choose between nutritious food and medicine to stay healthy.

As the number of adults with chronic kidney disease will likely increase, there is a growing need-and opportunity-for physician assistants who can help promote healthy kidney function and help slow disease progression.

Parting ways with patients and staff is a difficult and emotional process. Here’s some gentle guidance.

With more than 50 million seniors in the U.S., there is a need for physicians to care for the elderly. Enter: locum tenens docs.

Our editorial advisory board shares their answers to an eternal question in medicine.

It's the time of year to update your fee schedule. Do you know where to find your contracted rates?

Small practices won't have access to a private payer's reimbursement rates, so what they are to do?

Physicians need to document care in the EHR, but they can either keep the computer out of the room or embrace it to focus on the patient.

The complete results to the 2016 Fee Schedule Survey on how much practices get paid for common services from payers.

Can small practices make it in a value-based world? Payers and experienced practices explain how this shift is possible.

Humana and Aetna's merger didn't work out - but the real story is how much Aetna was willing to pay to just back out of the agreement.

The 2016 Physicians Practice Fee Schedule Survey reveals how much more employed docs get paid than independent physicians for certain CPT codes.

It's almost Valentine's Day. Here are 10 "valentines" that you can send to your payers, to improve and develop this important "relationship."

What do practices get paid for common codes? The results to the 2016 Fee Schedule Survey, featuring more than 1,100 respondents from across the country, provide the answers.

PAs in rural areas can fulfill an important role in helping physicians address the needs of female patients.