Patient Engagement
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MedCity Influencers, Community
Love and Solidarity: An Experience of People-Centered Care in Colombia
Four modest system improvements in the U.S. are assisting with valuing and activating people’s families and support networks in health care today.
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Convergence of medtech and health tech: Helping providers plan procedures and easing patient anxiety
A pediatric health system enlisting mixed reality and 3D printing technology illustrates how clinical collaboration and patient education can improve patient outcomes for complex procedures.
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Sleep Meds Don’t Work for 9 out of 10 People with Chronic Insomnia – Here’s What Does
As we approach Sleep Awareness Week® 2024, which emphasizes the importance of sleep as a major contributor to a person’s overall health, it is also an important reminder to prioritize getting enough quality sleep.
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Health Tech, Patient Engagement
WebMD Bolsters Patient Engagement Offerings Through New Acquisition
WebMD acquired the operating assets of Healthwise, a nonprofit provider of health education content and patient engagement tools. The deal follows another acquisition WebMD made in the patient engagement space in 2020. According to Ann Bilyew, WebMD’s senior vice president of health, the company is now “the indisputable market leader in providing patient education to both providers and payers.”
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Navigating the Wellness Frontier: Show Me the Science
Wellness-oriented consumers are seeking products and practices backed not only by promises but by scientific credibility.
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MedCity Influencers, Patient Engagement
ePRO Symptom Monitoring Tools Empower Patients with Personalized Options that Bring Greater Clinician and Patient Satisfaction
The rise of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) tools enables patients to report their symptoms from home, alleviating any concern about burdening the clinic through constant phone calls.
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Empowering Patient Healthcare Decision-Making: How Resource Sheets Support Patient Understanding of Clinical Trial Data
Providing patients with comprehensive patient resource sheets on clinical trials can alleviate worry, support dialog with family members and clinical care providers and empower informed decision-making.
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Telehealth, Patient Reviews, and Retailization – 2024 Healthcare Digital Marketing Trends
To meet evolving consumer expectations, providers must have a strong digital marketing strategy and user experience online. Here are 5 healthcare marketing trends to pay attention to in 2024.
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Novel Approaches Are Essential for Enabling Patient-First Outcomes in Value Based Care Models
Despite the significant challenges to improving U.S. health outcomes while reducing healthcare spending, I am heartened by the exciting ways in which government organizations and the private sector are innovating and deploying new technologies that can achieve these goals.
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Health Tech, Patient Engagement
Innovaccer Acquires Cured to Enhance Its Patient Engagement Strategy
Innovaccer acquired Cured, a healthcare digital marketing and CRM platform. With the deal, Innovaccer gains more than 20 customers to add to its current portfolio of clients. Innovaccer CEO Abhinav Shashank said the main goal of the acquisition was to help his company become a leader in patient experience technology.
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Will We Close the Medicare Advantage Primary Care Gap in 2024?
Medicare Advantage patients without a primary care physician are perhaps the greatest risk to health plans in 2024. Health plans must adopt best practices to reach and engage MA patients, especially those with multiple, complex conditions. Here are six best practices to consider.
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Urgent vs. Emergent: Alleviating Overcrowded Emergency Room Pressures
Crowded EDs will continue to plague the healthcare ecosystem and prevent the efficient delivery of care if the structure and education of care, resources, and availability are kept the same. UC can step in with its well-equipped and trained staff so that EDs can focus on what they do best, care for life-threatening situations.
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MedCity Influencers, Patient Engagement
To Combat Illness in LGBTQ+ Communities, Health Groups Must Tap Into ‘Chosen Circles’
It’s time to transform how government health agencies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and other health organizations create and deliver information to the approximately 20 million members of LGBTQ+ communities. Start with paying attention to their “chosen circles” or their trusted sources of information.