CLEVELAND, Oh - How friendly can you be with your healthcare providers? I’m never sure how friendly to be with a healthcare provider. It only seems polite to ask about family and engage in a little ...

A friend recently returned from a doctor’s office visit upset the doctor didn’t explain much of anything. He hardly entered the examination room, asked a few superficial questions while he typed on ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Technology is mostly thought to interfere with people interacting on a personal level, but now one local hospital says the latest artificial intelligence can improve the doctor-patient ...

During my introduction to flying status as a flight surgeon, at headquarters, Strategic Air Command (SAC), US Air Force, I was introduced to the “wingman” principle. I was to be the squadron and ...

Technology has always played a role in medicine, but in recent years, it has fundamentally altered the provider-patient relationship. It’s been my privilege to experience firsthand just how far our ...

The doctor-patient relationship is one of the most critical elements in delivering effective and compassionate care. Research shows trust and communication between doctors and patients can ...

Physicians have worked to earn the trust of their patients for nearly 2,400 years, dating back to the days of Hippocrates, ...

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 ...