Patient Engagement

Learn how Tift Regional Health System found a more effective way to connect primary care doctors and specialists.

The pregnancy app, developed in-house with some help, allowed the hospital to improve its OB-maternity HCAHPS by 68 percent – and cut printing costs for paper handouts by half.

New HIMSS Media research spotlights what innovations are needed most, top areas hospitals are prioritizing and sticking points to avoid.

In September we’ll focus on innovation to help healthcare systems foster and manage innovative projects and prepare strategies to keep pace in the ever-changing world of information and technology.

The Einstein Medical Center wanted to decrease readmissions for liver failure patients by 50 percent.

With a vast rural population, the Florida hospital leaned on telehealth to improve transitional care.

In 2015, UCSF School of Nursing Professor Audrey Lyndon described what a burned-out clinician looks like. “Imagine an emotionally exhausted clinician,” she writes, “overwhelmed by work to the point of feeling fatigued.  Unable to face the demands of the job, and unable to engage with others. Fatigue, exhaustion, and detachment coalesce.  The clinician no longer feels effective at work because they have lost a sense of their ability to contribute meaningfully. “ 

By deploying a mental health IT platform, Comprehensive Mental Health Services provided evidence-based, self-care interventions to combat depression and anxiety.

Studio H will develop digital tools and enterprise analytics technologies to innovate the healthcare experience for plan members.

Collecting data outside clinical practice, deploying analytics, improving the patient experience and educating clinicians could help improve mental healthcare.