patient engagement
Despite HIPAA's right of access rule, and CMS and ONC prioritizing consumer access in their forthcoming 21st Century Cures regs, a new scorecard shows that providers have work to do.
Calls to the administrators on duty decreased from 274 before electronic notifications to 149 since implementation at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
Former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini talks about CVS, the Amazon experience and how insurers stay releva…
"What's needed is to start with the patient, and the patient as a consumer, and add in the relevance of issues outside of a medical conditions.
Consumers are increasingly self-empowered in their care decisions -- and place a growing premium on…
A robust web presence and offerings like online scheduling and telehealth are imperatives for health systems looking to stay relevant.
Kyruus' new Patient Access Journey Report, which polled patients about their healthcare preferences, finds an appetite for a streamlined, digitally mature scheduling experience.
While 88% of patients said they were satisfied with their care, only half said their doctors and other providers did a "good" or "excellent" job.
Medical chatbots are emerging as potential assistants in many areas of healthcare. Can an AI-fuelled robot help improve patient engagement in cancer care?
The pharmaceutical giant will offer Popit’s pill detection device to rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Yesterday at The Atlantic's Pulse summit, providers discussed the balancing act of engaging patients through digital tools without losing their personal, human touch.
A new meta-analysis published in JMIR revealed that while fitness apps modestly increase physical activity, the average observed step count between app users and nonusers did not reach statistical significance.