Patient Engagement

LAS VEGAS - As healthcare moves into a more globally connected environment and government programs, such as those from CMS determine what costs should be for providers, organizations must look toward non-labor needs to improve care outcomes and reduce costs, according to Mark Ziemianski, vice president, Business Analytics at Children's Health System of Texas.

CHIME touts OpenNotes partnership, early success of National Patient ID Challenge; opening keynoter talks challenges and opportunities of patient-generated data.

New tool analyzes data to pinpoint care gaps and identify service lines where patients are seeking care elsewhere. 

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced a plan to make it easy for individuals to access data in their electronic health records and share it for research that could improve care for their conditions.

The new tool builds on the SAP Foundation for Health platform by enabling third-parties to build apps for very specific use cases, like diabetes management, prescription fulfillment or non-adherence issues. 

The hardware and software combination brings a touchscreen UI and the company integrated it with medical grade sensors. 

Can healthcare providers succeed in population health management without buy-in for patients? Not likely, no.

For hospitals and provider networks to successfully navigate the transition to value-based care, they must develop new care models that emphasize education and outreach to patients, experts say.

Healthcare organizations are making big investments in population health and patient engagement platforms as they prepare to move past meaningful use and toward value-based reimbursement, according to "The Big Mega HIT Purchasing Report" released Monday by market research firm peer60.

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