The kidney cancer advocacy organization, KCCure, has been collecting survey data on patient experiences to help bridge the communication gap between providers and patients. KCCure, an evidence-based ...

Some physicians take issue with patient surveys because they’re often outdated and may not always be a true representation of physicians’ practice behavior, Medscape reported Jan. 19. “The surveys may ...

Patient satisfaction is a metric that has vast financial implications for hospitals. For example, happy patients are 74% more likely to pay their bills in full, versus 33% of less satisfied patients.

The survey found 73% of adults feel that the healthcare system fails to meet their needs in some way. Two-thirds of U.S. adults surveyed by The Harris Poll reported that managing healthcare is ...

Ambulatory surgery centers can utilize patient satisfaction surveys as a springboard for process improvement. As such, patient satisfactions surveys should not be created or distributed haphazardly ...

Nearly 40% of Hispanic patients say they lack trust due to deficiencies in cultural competence among health providers, according to a Horizon Media survey out Tuesday morning. The organization issued ...

An emotional toll. The survey revealed half of patients reported anxiety or stress after switching, and 16% said they felt ...

Why is this survey so important? Because of what it gives both to you and your breast health providers—an accurate lifetime risk score for breast cancer.

During a September survey, state regulators identified multiple incidents where hospital staff failed to provide a safe ...

Is your doctor stuck in 2011? A new survey found six percent of Americans feel like they're walking "backwards in time" 14 ...

"Sponsors should design failure into clinical trials to support patients" was originally created and published by Clinical ...