Patient Relations

Starting a physician blog can provide your medical practice with marketing benefits, but it's important to do it right.

What is "big data" and how is it being deployed in American medical practices and health systems to improve the quality of care? This short video explains how physicians are already using data in their management of patients, and what health IT experts believe is likely to happen next.

A virtual nurse with remote diagnostic tools promises to save physicians time and money, while improving care.

Primary-care and annual wellness visits are essential to the future of healthcare quality and decreased costs, and third-party providers shouldn't disrupt that.

The physicians' oath not only predicts major federal statutes, but also reminds that a respectful team approach to healthcare is vital.

How does your practice handle it when a parent refuses to vaccinate his child in accordance with recommended medical guidelines?

Google+ is a new social media tool that's worth trying, along with Facebook and Twitter.

Patients are in a panic over shifts in their insurance plans and looking to you for deciphering. Here's how to provide great customer service to assist them.

If legal barriers were eliminated in your state, would you recommend medical marijuana to patients?

Your practice may want to consider purchasing insurance to cover the costs of a potential HIPAA breach.

If your practice is getting overwhelmed with patients, you may need a new doctor. But proceed with caution,

Would you dismiss a patient who continually fails to pay despite your attempts to work out a suitable payment plan?

Forget about work-life balance! How do physicians find work balance?

How to use Facebook to drive new patients to your medical practice.

Tech savvy physician C. Noel Henley tells readers why they shouldn't dismiss social media; instead they should explore how others are using it to connect with patients.

Whether using e-mail or direct mail, here's help on getting word out about your medical practice to the people in your community you want as patients.

Compounding effort and resources is not always a good thing at medical practices.

Your medical practice staff must be able to stop and ask questions from payers on plan verification to improve your revenue and patient relations.

Public relations can be a powerful way to build your medical practice. Here are five tips to get you started or build on what you have already created.

Physicians must consider both the benefits and burdens before participating in clinical studies.

In what circumstances, if any, should nonphysician providers practice without physician supervision?

If you are looking to promote your practice and attract new patients, meet up with them either online or through in-person events at your office.

Your practice may be making these common customer service mistakes that create big dents in patient satisfaction.

To charge or not to charge for portal use is a hotly debated topic among physicians. What to consider.

There’s a lot of talk on measuring quality and performance, but it’s difficult to measure and quantify. Concierge medicine provides a true patient-centric tool.

Many physicians appear invisible when someone does an Internet search - unless they want to be lost in the fray, it is up to them to make sure they have an accurate listing.

There will always be difficult people and situations when working at a medical practice. Sometimes you just have to recognize that fact, accept it, and prepare for it.

It seems payers want patients, not your medical practice, to resolve denied claims. Here's how to arm yourself and your patients with the information to get it resolved.

Doctors have heard it all. Here's what some of our physician readers said they can't stand hearing from patients.

There are three key elements to increasing the engagement of both patients and physicians in the care continuum, according to a health IT expert and a health system exec.