This deterioration in the doctor–patient relationship is harmful for both sides, as they are interdependent. Without patients ...

It’s the season of goblins, scary movies — and ghosts. It’s an appropriate time, I think, to discuss a situation I’m seeing more and more: medical ghosting. The term “ghosting,” which came in to our ...

There is a palpable tension eating away at the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors are over-capacity. Patients are under-informed and lack the confidence needed to properly self-advocate for their ...

I have belonged to Kaiser for 25 years and have been happy with it in the past. Currently, I tried to make an appointment with my general physician and she had no appointments available for a little ...

Editor’s Note: On July 31, JAMA Network published the results of a survey that found patients’ trust in doctors and hospitals dropped 31 percentage points from April 2020 to January 2024. The findings ...

What is the most important factor in treatment success? Although this open-ended question has many available answers, most people would say it is either the correct treatment from a healthcare ...

When I was training to become a physician, the rules of the broken, outdated, patriarchal medical system were made clear to me. They went something like this. The Old Medicine As your doctor, I will ...

According to a recent Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report, patients who believe that their primary care clinician has spent sufficient time with them are nearly 90% more ...

Much like other advances in health information technology (HIT) such as electronic health records and telemedicine, social media is changing how doctors and patients interact. Social media empowers ...

STORE FREQUENT DESTINATIONS -- LIKE HOME OR THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE FOR QUICK ACCESS. ### KAISER PERMANENTE... HAS INTRODUCED A NEW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL... MEANT NOT ONLY TO SAVE TIME-- BUT ALSO..