Patient Engagement
The health industry should be excited about the advancements in EHR technologies, says Dr. Larry Allen, the medical director of advanced heart failure at University of Colorado School of Medicine.
There was a 2% drop in ICU deaths at non-minority hospitals, but the same improvement rate was not seen at minority-serving hospitals.
Dr. Korpong Rookkapan and Dr. Achirawin Jirakamolchaisiri from Bumrungrad International Hospital discuss how the entire ecosystem is ready for innovation.
What's important to the patient is a care plan that integrates shared decision-making on both treatment and cost, speaker says.
John Sharp, Personal Connected Health Alliance at HIMSS, says conveying compassion, or "digital empathy," is possible through technology including virtual coaching and chatbots - if consumers trust the healthcare source.
The collaboration is meant to spur more engagement in the Go360 program by allowing a broad range of wearables and connected devices.
Motive Medical Intelligence's Director of Solution Development Bette Jane Reese says recognizing the difficulty of behavior change is the first step of helping patients take part in their care.
Those with diabetes should be provided choices of treatment plans and supported in their choices, says Renza Scibilia, manager of type 1 diabetes and consumer voice at Diabetes Australia.
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Drew Ivan, EVP of product and strategy at Rhapsody, talks about why it has been difficult for healthcare to tackle the interoperability challenge compared to other industries.
The national disparity between gross charges for each procedure is significant with a 297% difference between the lowest and highest gross charge.