Patient Engagement
Cerner population health chief John Glaser: Analytics, big data, Internet of Things to fuel push to…
The industry veteran said he envisions a focus on ‘life experience’ in healthcare that delivers precise treatments that are better suited to patients’ specific needs.
The hospital partnered with the taxi service to smooth discharge and help patients and visitors who struggle with transportation.
The U.S. Department of Defense says it will implement secure messaging tools as part of the deal to help doctors better coordinate care.
The popularity of health and wellness apps and devices is being fueled more by fitness or activity trackers than clinically-focused tools to help manage chronic conditions.
Healthcare leaders say deploying tools for analytics, self-service, order fulfillment and more, while offering individualized experiences such as precision medicine, could promise a big payoff.
The Venture Fund challenge will award winners money, mentorship and the opportunity to pilot emerging technologies.
The authors of a Health Affairs report also suggested that policymakers could use Yelp to identify which quality measures are most important to doctors and patients.
Healthcare leaders are focused on the potentially conflicting market forces as rising consumer expectations and care transformation are reshaping the industry, according to the Advisory Board Company.
Price transparency tools can help patients make more educated purchasing decisions. But they must include information on both cost and quality to be effective.
Across the healthcare industry, "the state of decision-making is really bad." Following the so-called Three Ps could point a way forward.