Patient Engagement

Through its virtual care and remote monitoring programs, University of Alabama at Birmingham has increased the census and case-mix index of rural hospitals, among other successes.

Dr. Lara Jehi, chief research information officer, and Craig Martin, IT product director for population health, at the Cleveland Clinic discuss using the patient portal to communicate about research opportunities.

Patients want more trust, transparency and information sharing from healthcare organizations to guide them in their complex healthcare journey, says Grace Cordovano, founder of Enlightening Results.

Also, MedSync launches a new video sharing feature.

That's for coronary artery bypass grafting patients at Atrium Health's Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, compared with a national average of 2.5%. Remote patient monitoring also has reduced 30-day readmissions by 40%.

Wolters Kluwer Health is donating the latest clinical evidence to providers in order to help increase health equity for resource-limited populations, says Stacey Caywood, CEO.

PatientsLikeMe is making outcomes data from 14,000 people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis available to the research community through its collaboration with the hospital's Neurological Clinical Research Institute.

New research by Wolters Kluwer shows that trust in non-traditional primary care settings continues to grow – and with rising drug costs, primary care decentralization is likely to continue. 

Some healthcare professionals should learn more about the unique health needs of LGBTQ people and the value of collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data, says Dana Trampas, senior digital health specialist at HIMSS.

A tech management consultant shows provider organization execs and clinicians where this hot AI application can help with one of healthcare's most pressing issues. But caution is required.