Patient Engagement

The accidental health app bested other tools in engaging patients who stand to benefit most. But whether Pokémon Go or future apps and devices specifically designed to keep people moving will succeed depends on the very big question of design.

The health system started the first phase of its modernization project that CEO Kenneth Davis said will transform how it delivers care services.

PCORI awarded UCLA and four other sites the money to kick off the Late-life Depression, Stress and Wellness Program to conduct stress, mood, cognitive, genetic, brain scanning assessments and clinical studies.

The companies will work together to develop and deploy new population health offerings by tapping each company's expertise and assets, like those added to the Watson Health portfolio from acquisitions such as Phytel and Explorys.

CEO Jeff Margolis said Welltok plans to expand its platform for connecting consumers with benefits and resources.

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is harnessing artificial intelligence to identify people with chronic disease risk factors who will also respond well to using remote monitoring technologies. The task is tricky, to be certain.

The North Carolina city tapped analytics tools to help hospitals better serve an influx of immigrants in the community by understanding the patients on both individual and system levels.

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The company said it plans to integrate patient engagement platform with its clinical suite, including UpToDate decision support and Lexicomp and Medi-Span drug information tools.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, choosing from more than 80 submissions, has awarded two prizes for new designs of the medical bill.