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Patient Access

Connected Health
By Bill Siwicki | 12:25 pm | March 09, 2018
Patients and physicians both are ready to engage with one another using digital tools, according to a new Ernst & Young national survey released at HIMSS18 this week.
Mobile Health IT
By Bill Siwicki | 03:15 am | March 09, 2018
PerSoN Clinic unwraps an engagement platform; Payfone and higi partner around kiosks; and Acxiom debuts its Patients Insights Package.
Electronic Health Records
By Mike Miliard | 07:47 pm | March 08, 2018
The new self-service program will offer robust APIs to encourage creation of new tools for a space that's often underserved by technology.
Patient Engagement
By Leontina Postelnicu | 10:12 am | March 08, 2018
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica - Facebook data scandal, researchers set out a roadmap for the health and science community to restore the public's trust in big data.
Mobile Health IT
By Jonah Comstock | 02:40 pm | March 07, 2018
Leaders from UnitedHealthcare, Fitbit and Castlight agree that wearable technology is having a dramatic effect on employee motivation.
Patient Engagement
By Bill Siwicki | 02:01 pm | March 07, 2018
Docent Health and mPulse Mobile team, Fujitsu America debuts a cloud-based platform, and Wellpepper to disseminate Mayo Clinic care plans.
Electronic Health Records
By Mike Miliard | 12:28 pm | March 07, 2018
The National Coordinator explains how ONC is approaching 21st Century Cures, TEFCA, info blocking, EHR usability, the power of smartphones to drive interoperability and more.
Electronic Health Records
By Leontina Postelnicu | 10:12 am | March 07, 2018
Taunton and Somerset and Yeovil District Hospital are two of the 16 NHS trusts that have already achieved the e-Referral system paper switch off target.
Interoperability
By Mike Miliard | 12:19 pm | March 06, 2018
There's no shortage of patient portals, mobile apps and chatbots out there, but too often, health systems haven't deployed them in any meaningful way, expert says.
Patient Engagement
By Mike Miliard | 09:51 pm | March 05, 2018
Health systems and technology developers need to design better, more humane experiences for patients and clinicians alike, said Adrienne Boissy at the HIMSS18 Patient Engagement & Experience Summit.