The State of Patient Care: Medscape Patient Relationships Index Report 2026 Tony Stasiek

https://www.medscape.com/p11/state-patient-care-medscape-patient-relationship-index-2026a1000m9x Treating and interacting with patients is generally rewarding, physicians say. But AI and increases in the cost of care may turn doctor-patient relationships somewhat sideways, a Medscape survey found. And physicians may be cautiously optimistic about it. In this report, gender is based on how respondents self-identified in our survey. Some totals do not equal 100% because of rounding.