For people living with brain tumors, exercise has long been recognized as a powerful supportive care tool, yet it remains ...

A recent study tested whether a referral order inside the Epic electronic health record (EHR) could help primary care clinicians refer patients to community-based diabetes prevention programs (DPPs), ...

On paper, the patient referral process can sound almost like a prescription. One biopsy. One second opinion. One visit to a specialist. In reality, referral management is a logistical and patient ...

At this time of year, healthcare providers may want to give gifts to patients, referring providers, or other sources of business. In doing so, providers should beware the risks that giving or ...

Many hospitalized adults could benefit from linkage to dental care. This article describes a planned study to refer inpatients to community dental providers. Objectives: Previous research suggests ...

Does patient portal access make a difference in referral access after a primary care appointment? According to one new study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA), it ...

People with cancer are at risk for initial, late, and long-term effects of cancer and its treatments. Cancer rehabilitation (CR) focuses on prevention/treatment of these sequelae and optimization of ...

When current patients are satisfied with the care and service their dental practice provides, they are comfortable recommending it to others. The question, however, is whether enough of your patients ...

Hospitals are losing millions every year to a hidden but fixable problem: referrals that never get scheduled. Patient referrals can stall because of administrative bottlenecks, leading to both lost ...

Ajay Prasad is the CEO of GMR Web Team, a full-service healthcare digital marketing agency focused on patient acquisition and retention. With payer networks and physician referrals traditionally ...

Individuals with behavioral health conditions have significantly higher rates of hospital readmissions. In too many cases, the underlying reasons for these readmissions go way beyond the healthcare ...