Patient Access

Big data in healthcare has been seized on by major vendors and large health systems, particularly with incentives related to population health.

Kristina Sheridan is among the growing legion of caregivers who have come to believe that involving input from patients and their families can be a game-changer when it comes to diagnosis and treatment. 

Among the contenders are a digital addiction wellness platform and an AI startup using cutting-edge machine learning to help hospitals achieve better patient outcomes.

The curator of the innonurse site discusses what’s top of mind for her social media followers, her musical talents and all the places she has lived. 

The firm also found that tech illiteracy is the next roadblock to achieving population health success.

The companies are expanding the UnitedHealthcare Motion initiative to include the Fitbit Charge 2 validated for Qualcomm’s 2net platform. 

Session ideas should focus on the cornerstones of population health: data and analytics, care coordination, patient engagement and experience and reimbursement.

The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute has unveiled a new effort to understand how type 2 diabetes varies from patient to patient. With access to data on more than 800,000 diabetics, researchers see it as a big step toward new treatments and improved diagnostic tools.

While patient engagement is grabbing plenty of headlines, leaders need to know what’s really happening on the frontlines.

Dave deBronkart beat stage IV kidney cancer in 2007 by taking an active role in his own health.