Patient Centered Care

We Listen. We Care.

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 01.16.2012

Barbara Coombs Lee

Leaders in the care of patients who face serious and life-limiting illness have designated November as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, pro...

Your Inner Statistician, Revisited: A You-Centered View Of Medical Testing

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 10.24.2011

David Katz, M.D.

Many doctors, particularly young doctors, come to view test results as if handed down direct from the heavens -- and forget that context greatly alters their implications. It shouldn't be your burden to defend against this -- but alas, it is.

Managing High Need, High Cost Medical Patients

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

We can now detect and monitor those who are "falling between the cracks." We have evidence based practices for what medications and counseling therapies work best for people with serious mental illness.

Why You, The Patient, Are The Most Important Part Of The Health Care Team

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 05.25.2011

Barbara Ficarra

The health care team is comprised of a diverse group of specialized professionals, and the most important part of the medical team is the patient.

Why We Become Doctors

Bernie Siegel, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Bernie Siegel, M.D.

I wish medical schools helped us to analyze our reasons for becoming doctors. Only to learn you can't fix everything and wonder why our world is filled with problems and diseases which couldn't be cured.