3 Reasons to Offer More Electronic Patient-Provider Communications Options

Today’s healthcare consumers are increasingly tech savvy and expect their physician-patient communication to follow suit. Healthcare practices across the country are stepping up to meet patient demand by implementing digital patient-provider communication tools such as patient portals, texting, emails, and phone calls. These digital changes are not only pleasing patients, they are helping reduce risk, … Continued

How (and why) to Increase Compassion in your Healthcare Practice

“The smallest expressions of empathy make huge lasting impressions… … As we face top killers like cancer and heart disease, where 80% of outcomes depend on factors outside of the clinical component, an expanded approach to healthcare delivery that incorporates culture, spiritual beliefs and health literacy is critical to improving outcomes.” Commentary: For more successful … Continued