Patient Engagement

The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s cath lab uses secure clinical communication technology to cut follow-up appointment scheduling wait times – from as long as a day to less than 30 minutes.

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.

The integration of the two technologies helps with the Medicare Chronic Care Management efforts of Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital’s rural providers.

Kyruus' new Patient Access Journey Report, which polled patients about their healthcare preferences, finds an appetite for streamlined, digitally mature scheduling experience.

Private hospitals in Thailand will have to display the price of medicines so that consumers can make better-informed decisions prior to purchase, starting from this week.

Patrik Sundström, program manager of e-Health SALAR, discusses how Sweden is using technology to move healthcare from the hospital to the patient, in line with the ambitious Vision for eHealth 2025 national strategy.

With video conferencing and mobile apps, providers can offer patients more touchpoints to improve engagement, experience and outcomes at the same time.

The industry has to use metrics to move the needle on quality measures, says Dr. Geeta Nayyar, Chief Healthcare and Innovation Officer at Femwell Group.

There is a passion within HIMSS’ membership that is part of the heart and soul of the organization, says Stephanie Denvir, senior director of strategic relations at HIMSS.