Patient Engagement

It will incentivise patients to push them to self-manage their health conditions.

The service will help around 120 aged care residents each month avoid going to the ED.

Virtual nursing and virtual sitting can mitigate labor-related challenges in the acute care setting by allowing the monitoring of multiple patients remotely. Toby Eadelman, CTO at AvaSure, explains.

By improving use of its data, the behavioral health agency has been able to help patients obtain employment and GEDs – all while connecting seamlessly to its health information exchange to drive improved care coordination.

While some healthcare professionals did prefer ChatGPT’s responses when compared to physicians' answers in one study, Kellogg researchers say it's too early to tell whether AI could really be a match for doctors' expertise and bedside manner.

Its new Hospital Safety Grade report shows rates of healthcare-associated infections CLABSI, MRSA and CAUTI with double-digit increases. Meanwhile, safety-related patient experience ratings have declined.

Providers need to be using technology to acquire new patients and to serve existing ones more effectively, says Tom Kiesau, chief innovation officer and digital leader at the Chartis Group, who outlines some strategies.

The firm's global health leader speaks with Healthcare IT News about hybrid care, digital transformation, big data, generative AI and smart technology.

How chatbots can keep patients engaged outside providers’ offices.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is using the model to help shape its approach to health equity in providing care for often-underserved populations. Gabriel Garcia-Lopez, the center's health information systems director, explains.