Patient Engagement

Grace Cordovano, board-certified patient advocate and CEO of Enlightening Results, says patient autonomy is revolutionized by access to their data.

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 some work to do.

SapphireHMS CIO Omar Shraim's focus is on the push to the payer-provider model where the private sector occupies a larger role, which has patients at the center in the GCC region.

Dr. Danny Sands, co-founder of the Society for Participatory Medicine, says, "The way healthcare is set up, there's a built-in power differential between the patient and the doctor," but his organization is working to change that.

Hemas Holdings' healthcare vertical is eyeing improved patient experience, consumer digital health and an IT overhaul for its businesses, says Chief Digital Officer Chandima Cooray.

While face-to-face visits are still preferred by many, 90% of healthcare organizations polled by HIMSS Media say they're using or piloting remote care services to boost care coordination, manage at-risk patients and broaden pop health efforts.

Grahame Grieve, FHIR product director for HL7 International, says in addition to being a standard for exchanging healthcare data, FHIR is a community of people who aims to create a "public treasure" that we all own.

Philips Chief Nursing Officer Cindy Gaines, who toes the line between caregiver and technologist, has a unique view on value-based care, patient experience and population health.

Those in wheelchairs are benefiting from AI, autonomous vehicles and other tech for full equality of life, claim Shannon Aquino, vice president of development, and staffer Chris Hoeh at the United Spinal Association.

The DHB’s executive director digital enablement Anne Speden said strong clinical engagement has been key to the smooth roll out of the portal.