patient engagement

Consumer fitness apps show nonsignificant behavior improvements
By Laura Lovett | 03:23 pm | April 01, 2019
A new meta-analysis published in JMIR revealed that while fitness apps modestly increase physical activity, the average observed step count between app users and nonusers did not reach statistical significance.
VR flythrough helps surgeons, patients alike prepare for surgery
By Jonah Comstock | 04:39 pm | February 15, 2019
At Hoag Hospital in California, the same technology is paying dividends for patient engagement and surgical outcomes.
Interoperability, cloud, consumerization were hot topics at HIMSS19
By Jonah Comstock | 03:50 pm | February 15, 2019
Patient engagement and the consumerization of health also held court this week in Orlando.
Retail uses tech and data to engage its consumers — why can't healthcare?
By Dave Muoio | 03:05 pm | February 15, 2019
Humana's chief medical officer said that healthcare already has the tools it needs to anticipate patients' needs and close gaps in care.
Seven Lessons from Cleveland Clinic Chief Experience Officer Dr. Adrienne Boissy
By Jonah Comstock | 04:17 pm | February 13, 2019
Don’t mix up EHR data or patient portals with engagement.
One year in, the company has 1,000 customers and has seen a big improvement on the status quo.
By Jonah Comstock | 02:23 pm | February 12, 2019
One year in, the company has 1,000 customers and has seen a big improvement on the status quo.
How a voice assistant can be a constant companion for hospital-bound patients
By Jonah Comstock | 03:06 pm | February 11, 2019
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital will soon pilot a purpose-built smart speaker.
Through many small bets, Geisinger aims to radically redesign care
By Jonah Comstock | 11:57 am | February 11, 2019
Geisinger CIO Karen Murphy says complexity in healthcare can hide providers’ underlying empathy.
With Blue Cross grant, Duke taps patient partnership app to take on opioid abuse
By Jonah Comstock | 04:10 pm | January 31, 2019
Duke University has received about $500K out of a $2M multifaceted investment from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina to battle the opioid epidemic.
How Dignity Health deployed a multilingual adherence, education program
By Jonah Comstock | 04:11 pm | January 29, 2019
SMART on FHIR was a key piece of the rapid rollout across 35 hospitals.