Patient Experience

Health systems and practices tout the convenience of portals to help schedule appointments and ask questions. Doctors say there can be downsides, and some say they’re overwhelmed by the volume.

Alisa Secaida is battling advanced lung cancer. She urges other women to listen to their gut if they know something is wrong, and to find a physician who will listen.

More Americans are turning to these drugs to lose weight, and a new RAND report sheds light on the patients using the medication.

Alisa Secaida talks about her cancer journey, the road to her diagnosis, and dealing with the mental strain of battling cancer and raising kids.

Surgical patients are more likely to survive and they are having fewer complications, according to a new report by the American Hospital Association and Vizient.

Many patients hope that surgery is the fastest way to healing. But the truth is that for most, surgery is not the best solution.

The news outlet has produced the highly anticipated list for more than three decades. Chelsey Wen of U.S. News talks with us about this year’s honorees.

The analysis examines how hospitals fared in survival rates and readmissions. This year’s list also includes more data on Medicare Advantage patients.

Dr. Richard Gorlick says his own battle motivated his career. He’s now the head of the division of pediatrics at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

It’s time for remote care to stop being viewed as a novel enhancement and instead be adopted more broadly, particularly for those managing chronic conditions.

Rooted in decades of research, behavioral science offers tested methods to enhance patient outreach and sustain engagement.

The tax package approved this month will lead to fewer people having Medicaid coverage. Experts say it will result in more deaths that could be prevented.

The Connecticut health system wins the group’s 2025 Quest for Quality Prize. CommonSpirit Health in Chicago was named a finalist.

The Minnesota-based system earned the American Hospital Association’s Foster G. McGaw Prize. Inova, LifeBridge Health, and Rush were named as finalists.

The nine-story building offers outpatient care with more than 25 specialty clinics. The tower also offers research facilities.

Congress is close to finalizing a tax and spending package that would force millions to lose Medicaid coverage. Emergency doctors and nurses are warning of what may be coming.

In the latest edition of our podcast, we talked with Ann Bilyew of WebMD Ignite about giving patients reliable information and meeting patients where they are.

In an interview with Chief Healthcare Executive, he talks about focusing on patients, examining value, and the need for real-world evidence in decisions.

The court preserved a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires health plans to offer free screenings. Healthcare leaders welcome the ruling, but they warned of future challenges.

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla’s new, 8-floor building is designed to provide better care for moms and babies. The building also expands the hospital’s bed count.

Dr. Dipen Parekh talks about his journey, his goals for the health system, and meeting the challenges facing academic medical centers.

We welcome opinion pieces on important issues affecting hospitals, clinicians, and patients, but there are some guidelines. Here’s what you need to know.

In finance, we recognize that investors can make high-risk, high-reward decisions. It’s time to extend that principle to healthcare.

Lawmakers are looking to streamline the process of prior authorization for treatments from MA plans. Previous efforts stalled, but lawmakers in both parties want to see changes.

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology is hearing reports of layoffs in those programs. Leaders of the association and the Leapfrog Group warn about risks to patients.