Patient Engagement
The insurer expects the move will expand access to care to include members of its Medicare Advantage HMO plans.
Health plans hire ConsejoSano to create culturally appropriate content, but the company can’t reach members by text.
More than 70% of physicians surveyed for the new AMA Physician Practice Benchmark Survey work in practices that use video conferencing, with virtual care especially popular among specialists such as dermatologists and urologists.
HIMSS21
Kassaundra McKnight-Young, senior clinical informaticist at the Truman Medical Center, says informaticists' work brings improvement to every aspect of care and allows nurses to spend more time with patients and families.
Affordable housing, social isolation, low wages, health problems, high medical costs and other issues can all lead to food insecurity.
Dr. Risto Miettunen, president of the International Hospital Federation, says patients must be involved and integrated in the treatment process, which will help drive personalized medicine.
Retail pharmacies are increasingly becoming a one-stop shop for consumers' health and wellness needs.
We can improve human-centered care by improving access, while respecting ethical aspects of healthcare, says Oriol Fuertes, CEO and cofounder of QIDA.
High prescription drug prices have important implications for the American healthcare system, driving up overall costs.
The underlying principles behind the plan, according to HHS, are competition, innovation and transparency.