Category: Patient Experience

March 19, 2019

When Don Cue developed a bladder infection last fall, he called his longtime urologist’s office for a urine culture and antibiotics. It was a familiar routine for the two-time prostate cancer survivor; infections were not uncommon since he began using […]

March 7, 2019

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Cambridge have developed a way to help people with progressive conditions receive better person-centered care. From overcoming boredom or loneliness to knowing what to expect in the future, the team […]

February 26, 2019

More than half of Colorado home health care clinicians say they have received insufficient information from hospitals to guide patient management, according to a new statewide survey. In the survey of home health care nurses and staff, conducted by researchers […]

February 15, 2019

The five-year project will focus on solutions to improve health outcomes and reduce costs. It will initially address chronic diseases and acute conditions that are prevalent in South Carolina. In the initial programme, Medtronic and MUSC will work to standardise […]

January 31, 2019

Across the country from a measles outbreak that has prompted a state of emergency, three people were diagnosed with the highly contagious virus in Atlanta, Georgia, health officials confirmed. All three individuals are family members and were not vaccinated, the […]

January 29, 2019

After seven years of a vigorous fight, Jim Hart worried he was running out of options. Diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 60, Hart had undergone virtually every treatment — surgery, radiation and hormones — to eradicate it. But a […]

January 17, 2019

Lisa Smeds Alenius will defend her doctoral thesis on 22 January 2019 at Karolinska Institutet. Her thesis focuses on factors in the nurse work environment relating to quality of care and patient safety. The thesis shows that the experience of […]

January 8, 2019

Hospitalized patients who received the flu vaccine had no increased risk of outpatient visits or hospital readmission within seven days of discharge, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The study also showed that vaccinating […]

January 7, 2019

Emilia Ford became pregnant at 15 and, after her daughter was born, dropped out of high school. As she held down different jobs during the past decade — including housekeeping and working in a relative’s retail store — she always […]

December 26, 2018

A New Jersey surgical center may have exposed more than 3,000 patients to HIV and hepatitis, state officials said. People who received a procedure at the HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook, New Jersey between Jan. 1 and Sept. 7 […]

December 20, 2018

In the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), US patients were asked whether their Health Provider had informed them about any lifestyle modifications they should make. As shown by previous studies, medical advice plays an important role in encouraging […]

December 14, 2018

The open enrollment period to get health insurance next year through the Affordable Care Act ends Saturday for most Americans, but a few states will allow people to buy coverage after the deadline. Residents of New York, Rhode Island and […]

December 13, 2018

Digital health company Sharecare has launched a “digital pharmacy savings card” to help the uninsured and those with high deductibles get access to discounts on prescription medicines from CVS Health’s vast pharmacy network. Known as Sharecare Rx, the discount is […]

December 7, 2018

More than half of California’s nursing homes are asking to be exempted from new state regulations that would require them to spend more time directly caring for their patients. The state’s new staffing requirements for nursing homes, quietly passed in […]

November 30, 2018

Researchers at the University of Utah Health have conducted a survey suggesting that a large proportion of people have a tendency to lie to their doctors about information that could be relevant to their health. Up to 80% of the […]