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LIVERPOOL, England — Understanding the incentives that drive human behavior may be useful in helping patients with osteoarthritis improve health-related habits, according to keynote speaker David Asch, MD.When patients fail to exercise or adhere to medications, it is not a knowledge or education deficit, but a behavioral deficit, according to Asch, who is professor of medicine, medical 
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A new Chilmark Research report details market predictions for patient relationship management technologies, which will help support better patient outreach efforts.
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Hurried conversations, paper brochures, and other long-standing approaches to patient education often fall short of their goals, so it’s little surprise that researchers are eyeing digital technologies as a potential solution.
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Much of the information doctors hand patients before surgery is too complex and hard to understand. So British researchers asked 9-year-olds to rewrite a brochure about a hip replacement.
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Today we officially welcome patients into the new UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital and the UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital. This historic milestone for the University of Florida and UF Health reflects seven years of growth, thanks to the work of our talented and dedicated faculty and staff, and the 2010 strategic plan they embraced.This plan focused on clinical excellence built around the individual patient as the driver for the core missions of UF Health — patient care,
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Would you like to learn more about rheumatoid arthritis and joint replacement? If so, you may be interested in attending a free patient education evening being held at the Galway Clinic.
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Education about anticoagulants helped boost adherence rates and led to a small decrease in stroke risk.
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Research has suggested that patients trust online medical information sources that have usable and clear content and obvious author credibility.
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Providers at OrthoCarolina emphasize patient engagement through care navigators as a top method for bundled payment model success.
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Alternative payment models should follow five principles to help providers better align care delivery and costs with value-based care goals, an article stated.
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Medication errors are the single most preventable cause of harm to patients.
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Milestone achieved in vision care, broader reach in the field for patient engagement and education.
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Clostridium difficile can cause close to 500,000 illnesses in a single year.
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At this year's Annual ASH Meeting & Exposition, eight people were recognized as MPN Heroes, and, new this year, a ninth individual was honored as the program’s first Canadian MPN Champion - all for their commitment to the individual and commitment to the broader MPN community.
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I have type 1 diabetes and have had it since 1986. I consider myself fortunate because I have been able to maintain good glycemic control over the years. Now, 31 years after my diagnosis, I am still with few complications, but it has not been easy. Lows, highs, counting carbs, timing meals, variability caused by exercise are all challenges that I face every day. There is, however, no greater
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Health care technology services company Cricket Health has named Danny Shapiro, a former division vice president for DaVita Kidney Care, chief business officer. Shapiro, wh
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For a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology, more than 1,600 patients completed a survey about their personal preferences when it comes to selecting a breast imaging center. The authors then used that data to separate patients into four distinct categories: convenience optimizers, ambivalent patients, medical center seekers and expertise seekers.
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(HealthDay)—Therapeutic patient education interventions can promote self-management in selected cardiovascular conditions, according to a scientific statement published online June 19 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Qualit
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A clinical decision support app for minor head injuries fosters patient engagement and may reduce unnecessary CT utilization.
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What started as a way to broaden the utility of instructional short videos has blossomed into a tool to revolutionize healthcare
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A new study shows that patient education programs can give patients the knowledge necessary to independently manage their own asthma symptoms.
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