Communicating bad news to patients is a challenging task that demands sufficient time to allow for an honest discussion that minimizes patient distress and responds to the patient's and family's ...

The amount of bad debt stemming from patients with insurance increased more than five-fold in a three-year period, hitting providers' financial statements in an already challenging environment. Almost ...

During a patient's consultation with a general practitioner (GP), physicians and patients can interrupt each other. Those interruptions are often considered as pushy actions of (male) doctors that ...

Every physician occasionally must deliver bad news to patients. But how best to do this? Jalid Sehouli, MD, director of the Clinic for Gynecology and the Center for Surgical Oncology in Berlin, ...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines how receiving negative medical results might affect how people choose between generic and brand ...

In 2023, enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the version of Medicare run by private insurers, surpassed 50% of eligible beneficiaries for the very first time. Going by this headline, or perhaps the ...

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Re: “Hospitals cash in on a private equity-backed trend: concierge physician care” (April 5) The concierge physician care highlighted in the article does more harm than good for patients. Hospital ...

Throughout my career, my ambition has long been to demystify the art of implant placement and make implantology more accessible to all. Dental implants have transformed the lives of so many patients ...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines how receiving negative medical results might affect how people choose between generic and brand ...