Because I am a doctor, my friend Sophia told me the following story. “I go to a walk-in clinic with neck pain and a low-grade fever. I never go to the doctor. I know something is seriously off. ‘Would ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Practitioner empathy was associated with patient satisfaction based on evidence from 14 randomized clinical ...

Physicians who treat patients are potentially exposed to two opposing psychological processes: A positive feeling related to the experience of helping someone in need and, on the other hand, the ...

GP empathy assessed using the Consultation and Relational Empathy (CARE) Measure was correlated with improved patient enablement, greater satisfaction, and improvement in symptoms in telephone ...

Physician empathy is associated with greater patient satisfaction and outcomes, researchers found, according to a column published March 26 in the American Osteopathic Association’s magazine, The DO.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Physicians who demonstrate empathy in their interactions with individuals with breast cancer foster better ...

Patients with chronic pain often feel marginalized when their symptoms are not explained by diagnostic tests and their ...

Hannah B. Wild ([email protected]) is a fourth-year MD candidate at Stanford University School of Medicine, in California. My cancer was boring to me at first. There was an expectation that it would ...

Emotions matter in the physician-patient relationship. Expressing them, drawing them out, and assessing them can lead to better outcomes for patients and more meaningful work for physicians and other ...

Healthcare organizations face a dual imperative: deliver compassionate care while modernizing operations to improve patient experience and prove measurable value. Across the industry, leaders are ...