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Doctor explaining an informed consent form to an older patient and his family member during a hospital consultation.
Healthcare Patient Experience

What Is Informed Consent? A Plain Guide for Patients and Families

By Elena Marquez / November 7, 2026
Nurse explaining patient rights and healthcare responsibilities to a woman during a hospital consultation.
Healthcare Patient Experience

Patient Rights: What Every Patient Should Know Before Their Next Visit

By Elena Marquez / November 7, 2026
Older adult using a handheld magnifier and electronic video magnifier to read with low vision.
Healthcare Healthcare Technology

Low Vision Aids: Tools That Help People Keep Reading, Cooking, and Working

By Elena Marquez / November 7, 2026
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Doctor explaining an informed consent form to an older patient and his family member during a hospital consultation.
Healthcare Patient Experience

What Is Informed Consent? A Plain Guide for Patients and Families

By Elena Marquez / November 7, 2026
Nurse explaining patient rights and healthcare responsibilities to a woman during a hospital consultation.
Healthcare Patient Experience

Patient Rights: What Every Patient Should Know Before Their Next Visit

By Elena Marquez / November 7, 2026
What Is Informed Consent? A Plain Guide for Patients and Families
Healthcare Patient Experience

What Is Informed Consent? A Plain Guide for Patients and Families

A few years ago I sat beside my uncle in a curtained bay on a

By Elena Marquez / November 7, 2026
Patient Rights: What Every Patient Should Know Before Their Next Visit
Healthcare Patient Experience

Patient Rights: What Every Patient Should Know Before Their Next Visit

A few years ago I sat with a woman in a hospital hallway while she

By Elena Marquez / November 7, 2026
Low Vision Aids: Tools That Help People Keep Reading, Cooking, and Working
Healthcare Healthcare Technology

Low Vision Aids: Tools That Help People Keep Reading, Cooking, and Working

Most people who come to my low vision clinic for the first time have already

By Elena Marquez / November 7, 2026
OTC Hearing Aids vs. Prescription: Which Is Right for You?
Healthcare Healthcare Technology

OTC Hearing Aids vs. Prescription: Which Is Right for You?

At least once a week, someone sits down across from me, sets a small retail

By Elena Marquez / November 7, 2026
What a Patient Advocate Does, When You Need One, and How to Hire the Right One
Healthcare Patient Experience

What a Patient Advocate Does, When You Need One, and How to Hire the Right One

When someone calls me looking for a patient advocate, the conversation usually starts the same

By Elena Marquez / October 27, 2026
Medical Alert Systems for Aging Parents: How to Choose One Your Parent Will Actually Use
Healthcare Healthcare Technology

Medical Alert Systems for Aging Parents: How to Choose One Your Parent Will Actually Use

The phone call usually comes on a weekday morning. A daughter, sometimes a son, sometimes

By Elena Marquez / October 26, 2026
How to Collect and Use Patient Feedback to Improve Care
Healthcare Patient Experience

How to Collect and Use Patient Feedback to Improve Care

A few years into my career in quality improvement, a nurse manager slid a binder

By Elena Marquez / October 15, 2026
How to Build an ADA-Compliant Website for Your Healthcare Practice
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How to Build an ADA-Compliant Website for Your Healthcare Practice

Building an ADA compliant website for healthcare became personal for me a few years ago,

By Elena Marquez / October 15, 2026
Medical Interpreter Services: What Every Hospital Should Know
Healthcare Patient Experience

Medical Interpreter Services: What Every Hospital Should Know

A few years into this work, I stood outside an exam room and listened to

By Elena Marquez / October 15, 2026
Patient Engagement: 8 Strategies That Improve Outcomes and Build Loyalty
Healthcare Patient Experience

Patient Engagement: 8 Strategies That Improve Outcomes and Build Loyalty

The moment I truly understood patient engagement happened at a bedside, not in a meeting.

By Elena Marquez / October 15, 2026

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