Shared medical appointments (SMAs) were clinically applied at the Palo Alto Medical Clinic in northern California in 2000. SMAs improve patients' access to timely and quality care, which results in ...

Shared medical appointment patients appear more satisfied with their care than those receiving usual care, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine. The cross-sectional study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Healthy lifestyle counseling to help cancer survivors lead a better life is crucial. The lifestyle medicine ...

As health care reform kicks in to high gear, a new innovation in health care delivery is being touted at Cleveland Clinic: shared patient appointments. On the surface, this idea seems so efficient and ...

This research was conducted by Nazlı Sönmez, ESMT Berlin; Kavitha Srinivasan and Rengaraj Venkatesh, Aravind Eye Hospital (India); Ryan W. Buell, Harvard Business School; and Kamalini Ramdas, London ...

The physical and psychological effects of a cancer diagnosis and treatment on an individual may be significant and require appropriate monitoring and management. Furthermore, attention to preventive ...

Doctor showing tablet to patient. An innovative approach to conducting active surveillance appointments may improve management of this treatment plan for patients with prostate cancer. Researchers at ...

Buell, Ryan W., Kamalini Ramdas, Nazlı Sönmez, Kavitha Srinivasan, and Rengaraj Venkatesh. "Shared Service Delivery Can Increase Client Engagement: A Study of Shared Medical Appointments." ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're frustrated by long waits to see a dermatologist, you and your skin doctor might want to consider a group appointment, a new study in the Archives of Dermatology ...

New York (Reuters Health) - Diabetes patients who agreed to attend group medical appointments at a Veterans Administration hospital showed health improvements similar to what most diabetes drugs would ...

The Culinary Medicine Program can help you treat and prevent chronic illness through preparing and eating healthy food. You can learn how to prepare food to treat your specific condition. This is not ...