Dismiss a Problem? Patient in 10 Safe Steps Most clinicians have dealt with a dissatisfied or noncompliant patient. But how do you end the relationship without putting yourself at risk? Providers may ...

The “problem person” isn’t necessarily sick — they might simply be the one expressing pain on behalf of everyone else.

To find the root cause of patient issues, like missed appointments, providers must drill down into their experiences. One way to address these individual concerns is via a “design thinking” approach, ...

While some doctors may be reluctant to do so, there are times when it’s necessary to dismiss a patient from a practice. A patient may be abusive to physicians or staff, fail to comply with recommended ...

The democratization of opinion is the dominant social meme of the 21 st Century. Driven by the power of the internet and social media, the opinion of everyman, thus aggregated, dominates ...

During a busy shift in the emergency department not long ago, I tried something new: I walked out of the double doors and into the waiting room. For a physician, the waiting room is an uncomfortable ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Most of the issues associated with patient record matching stem from a lack of standards and ...

The following is a guest post from Mark LaRow, CEO of patient matching company Verato. For more than two decades, HIPAA has protected a patient’s rights to his or her medical records. But a patient’s ...

Several patients at a Portsmouth pain clinic have filed complaints with the state after the clinic closed abruptly and then ...

Adverum Biotechnologies disclosed in late April that a patient treated with its experimental gene therapy for diabetic macular edema (DME) experienced an unexpected drop in eye pressure, inflammation, ...

Providers may become concerned about being blamed for a poor outcome when a patient is continually noncompliant with prescribed interventions. Discontinuing patient-provider relationships should be ...