Patient Access

In his first year at the helm of Geisinger Health System, David Feinberg, MD, has continued to hone the longtime population health leader's intense focus on evidence-based care and improved patient experience.

The industry veteran said he envisions a focus on ‘life experience’ in healthcare that delivers precise treatments that are better suited to patients’ specific needs.

Security chief Meredith Phillips says the health system reorganized internally to more effectively manage and secure 60,000 medical and Internet of Things devices, and to strongly position itself to handle evolving threats, such as ransomware.

The hospital partnered with the taxi service to smooth discharge and help patients and visitors who struggle with transportation. 

The U.S. Department of Defense says it will implement secure messaging tools as part of the deal to help doctors better coordinate care.

The popularity of health and wellness apps and devices is being fueled more by fitness or activity trackers than clinically-focused tools to help manage chronic conditions.

Healthcare leaders say deploying tools for analytics, self-service, order fulfillment and more, while offering individualized experiences such as precision medicine, could promise a big payoff.

The Venture Fund challenge will award winners money, mentorship and the opportunity to pilot emerging technologies.   

The authors of a Health Affairs report also suggested that policymakers could use Yelp to identify which quality measures are most important to doctors and patients. 

Healthcare leaders are focused on the potentially conflicting market forces as rising consumer expectations and care transformation are reshaping the industry, according to the Advisory Board Company.