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Doctors are pawns of the health care system
It’s time for doctors to wake up and figure out the best way we can use our skills to benefit our patients without shortchanging ourselves.
How Smartphones Are Changing Health Care [INFOGRAPHIC]
Smartphones aren't just hard on eyes and posture -- they can also help lead to better health. This infographic explains how
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How the 15-Minute Doctor’s Appointment Hurts Health Care
You would probably revolt if your car mechanic told you that your time was up and gave back the keys. But physicians face pressure to mind the clock while they examine you.
How to Navigate the Health Care System Like a Pro
People with complex medical conditions end up having a lot of contact with our health care system: surgeries, doctors’ visits, specialists and therapies and imaging tests and more. And that makes them experts, in a sense, on how to get the most out of your visits.
How Millennial Doctors Will Shape the Future of Health Care
Millennials have differences and strengths that their older counterparts don’t. Find out why their unique skills offer promise for health care's future.
Why patients routinely deceive their health care providers
A new medical study upholds an old truth about patients deceiving their health care providers: It happens a lot.
Choosing Care: How a Primary Care Provider Improves Health and Wellness
How to select a primary care provider can be difficult. See 6 things that could help you decide.
Questions to Ask the Health Care Team
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some questions to ask your doctor or other members of the health care team, to help you better understand your diagnosis, treatment plan, and overall care. Use the menu to see other pages.
How A.I. is Transforming Health Care
Learn about the current and emerging applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare — a WebMD Special Report on the promising future of AI in medicine.
21 Tips for Patients on How to Be Good Patients: From Health Care Professionals
21 simple tips for patients to get better medical care at your next appointment
How non-physician practitioners are pawns of large health care organizations
Physicians must demand better care for patients because patients deserve expert care.
3 tips for thinking creatively in health care
Top 10 Health Care Social Media Tips
Health care social media - What you need to know as a health care provider. A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices.
3 Myths About Machine Learning in Health Care
Read why the application of machine learning in healthcare to meaningfully improve patient care and lower costs starts with being thoughtful about the types of problems it is and is not equipped to solve.
How Mobile Medical Services Are Improving Health Care
With a virtual filing cabinet in their pocket, physicians can make better-informed decisions without having to run back to their office to check something on a computer.
Health care needs new presentation techniques
There are a lot of resources out there on how to improve your presentation.
Exploring How Virtual Reality Is Changing Health Care
VR isn't just for gaming — doctors are recommending some patients use it for a variety of medical reasons, and it can help combat isolation, and much more.
The Podcast by KevinMD: Why socialized health care is not right for America
"We need full transparency and empowerment of patients and doctors to make wise decisions. We must renew and restore the sanctity of the patient-doctor relationship. We need to stop pretending that health care can be 'free,' stop calling premium price prepaid care 'insurance,' and use market forces like choice and competition to cut our bloated costs. 'Insurance' needs to 'insure' against the unexpected, not pay for…
How patient expectations for health care providers are increasing
3 things health care providers can do to reduce costs and improve the patient experience.
Apricot Forest Fixes What Ails Chinese Health Care
For using technology to seek the cure to overstressed doctors.
What Barbershops Can Teach About Delivering Health Care
One reason that an experiment to reduce high blood pressure in a high-risk population succeeded is that it adapted its approach to encourage trust.
