Search Tag: doctor-patient relationship

2020 13 Jan

A new paper published by researchers from Stanford highlights five practices that could play a critical role in implementing and achieving more meaningful interactions with patients. The paper, published in JAMA, addresses the need to repair doctor-patient relationships as they exist today. It is based on research conducted with Presence, an interdisciplinary...Read more

2019 22 Feb

The doctor-patient relationship can be considered a gateway to value-based care. Healthcare organisations that want to implement a value-based care model need to see the patient as their most important long-term asset.   What is value-based care?   Value-based care refers to a care-delivery model that is based on delivering...Read more

2018 20 Mar

The American College of Radiology has expanded its ACR Appropriateness Criteria (AC) summary resource, with the release of six new patient-friendly summaries that are intended to help patients understand what tests are appropriate for their situation. The new AC patient summaries are less than 250 words, written in language that is easily understood...Read more

2017 20 Jul

Policymakers in the U.S. have recently focused their efforts on replacing the Affordable Care Act, failing to consider the need to transform the country's healthcare delivery system. Two prominent physician leaders urge the government and lawmakers to take a hard look at the doctor-patient relationship and transform how medical care is structured,...Read more