Patient Engagement

Devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey, and likely Hurricane Irma, highlights the pressing need for healthcare EHR interoperability, but a few providers said cloud-based tech help them deliver care when many couldn’t.

This week, BJ-HC caught up with Hal Wolf, veteran of the digital health industry and former Chief Operating Officer of Kaiser Permanente. Starting his new role as President and Chief Executive Officer of HIMSS, Wolf gave us an insight into his plans and expectations for the organisation going forward.

U.S. consumers already are spending about five hours per day on their mobile devices, according to a report from Flurry Analytics. So, how can healthcare get its share of this screen time to better connect and engage patients?

Six hospitals and outpatient clinics at the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based health system are using the unified electronic health record system, which replaces 80 pieces of legacy software.

Sutter seeks to solve access issues with the ride-hailing service. And patients do not need the app or even a smartphone.

Speakers at the upcoming Pop Health Forum will share insights about engaging patients, both on-site and virtually. 

Dubbed one of the sharpest engineers today, Nandini Ramani is charged with building up the company’s patient engagement tech.

Small, rural and safety-net organizations could do better using their IT systems for performance management and patient engagement, new JAMIA study shows.

The pharma company also unveiled a new wearable wristband device to let patients track activity levels and monitor heart rate.

The former national coordinator says addressing social determinants is critical to the success of value-based care and that big infrastructure investment will enable localized approaches to public health.