Why Health System Execs Say You Can’t Separate ‘Patient’ from ‘Consumer’
Some Americans have reacted poorly to the term “healthcare consumer,” or have expressed that they prefer to be referred to ...
Friday, November 22, 2024
Tag: Patient
PREFER recommendations for patient preference studies
Patient preferences should be the most important part of health care decisionmaking. However, third parties often make decisions for patients. ...
WebMD Bolsters Patient Engagement Offerings Through New Acquisition
WebMD has acquired the assets of Healthwisean Idaho-based nonprofit provider of health education content and patient engagement tools. The New ...
Who Could (Possibly) Be the Ideal “Chief Patient Officer”? (And Other Ideas that Sound Better on Paper than in Practice)
By JONATHON S. FACT If ideas presented in essays on The Health Care Blog and other healthcare forums are meant ...
The US needs a Chief Patient Officer
By KAT McDAVITT and LISA BARI Regulations are created by well-intentioned government employees who, understandably, focus on the loudest voices ...
Alleviating Patient Burden in Clinical Trials: Modeling a Consumer-Grade Experience
Clinical trial attrition can be detrimental to clinical outcomes, patient well-being and the financial health of research programs. Clinical trial ...