Patient Engagement & Communications

PCPs are the front lines of the culture change about discussing advance directives, end-of-life care and death.

Ways primary care practices can educate patients about advance directives and empower them to make decisions about their health and quality of life.

New research is studying the effects of stress and long hours on physician intern health, and it’s changing their DNA.

Primary care physicians can help fight the opioid epidemic by offering medication assisted treatment.

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?