Patients

Existing medical documentation, particularly EHRs, needs to support physicians - not stymie them - as the industry transitions to value-based care.

Mothers have a right to breastfeed in public - and in your practice, so find a way to make mothers, other patients and staff comfortable.

Your practice is at risk from the devices right at your very fingertips. Learn how to secure the technology you use to keep your patients healthy.

Storing and accessing patient records can be a big hassle, especially when practices are experiencing a business transition. Learn how to maintain compliance and avoid potential lawsuits.

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.

You’ve spent years studying and even more practicing medicine. Don’t let your patients forget your expertise, and authority, as their physician.

The surge in restrictive abortion legislation is a timely reminder that physician-led reproductive health and family planning education can significantly impact patient decisions and outcomes. Here's how to start the conversation.

Patients want someone who can provide excellent clinical care. They also need someone who can communicate their diagnosis with empathy and compassion.

Learn how to identify signs of workplace violence and how to respond to a potential threat.

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

Patient rapport managers strengthen relationships between physicians and patients

Seeing patients and their relatives creates additional HIPAA considerations but ultimately improves patient care.

Millennials and Generation Z are leading the charge, but everyone benefits when they can choose how they communicate with their physician. 

Millennials and Generation Z are leading the charge, but everyone benefits when they can choose how they communicate with their physician. 

Four ways you can communicate the severity of the measles outbreak to your patients and protect your staff.

Though traditional fee-for-service reimbursement is tied to volume, quality patient care can’t be increased by simply adding more appointments. 

Physician practices can use physician relationship management technology to recoup lost revenue and improve patient outcomes.

It’s easy to be a Negative Nancy, but it’s important for the sake of yourself, your staff and your patients that you focus on the positives to build a better workplace culture.

Community health information exchanges appear to offer many advantages, including increased revenue for physician practices.

You don't have to spend a lot of money (or time) to improve patient care.

Increase patient satisfaction and lift patient collections through transparent patient responsibility

Becoming a culturally competent medical practice benefits patients, physicians, healthcare providers, and the community. 

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

You need to keep tabs on how you’re viewed online, even if you’re not actively marketing for growth.

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?

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

Physician Melissa Young shares two patient encounters that remind her of her primary role: to care for and comfort others.

What diseases are your patients most concerned about? To determine each state’s most googled disease, TermLife2Go.com cross-referenced the top diseases with national Google Trends data.