Patient Engagement

WHAT HAPPENED A pan-European network focusing on robotics is aiming to reduce barriers to adoption by creating a platform for healthcare and technology providers to collaborate.

Nicola Dames’ patient experience provided the inspiration needed to transform her business into a healthcare provider, says the CEO of Vanilla Blush.

Digital technology is bringing about better safety and health outcomes in the quickly evolving field of dental care, says Andrew Saunders, board director of Eastern Health and Dental Services Victoria and HIMSS AsiaPac Governing Council member.

We need trust in digital tools and care teams, standards and strict criteria about evidence as more people with chronic conditions come into the system than its infrastructure can handle.

The Gary and Mary West Emergency Department is designed specially for geriatric patients who may be fragile and confused upon entering an ER.

After the provider organization implemented its new patient experience and engagement program along with digitized rounding, HCAHPS scores jumped 30 points.

Dr. William Ibbotson, a medical officer with the Royal Flying Doctors Service, discusses rolling out a light, mobile and agile EMR system in 2019 to better serve patients in rural Australia, where there may not be Internet or satellite coverage.

The message of the 60 exhibitors and 12 sessions: That health information technology is not just for providers or payers but now directly impacts the individual patient.