Patient Engagement

Hospitals are responding "remarkably well" to bringing ideas such as meditation and financial discussions into the patient journey when people need them the most, says Charles Roussel, CEO of Reflective Strategies.

Cemosoft provides technology that operates in the cloud to help clients deliver patient-centric care, says CEO Mahesh Dharan.

Consumers are also interested in technologies that will help them manage their health and engage with physicians.

High-deductible plans have made patients major payers of their healthcare, putting a strain on providers dependent on this out-of-pocket revenue.

Not only do doctors need to better understand patients, but patients need to understand what outcomes their doctors are trying to pursue, according to Michael Seres, CEO of 11Health.

Premiums for employer-sponsored insurance plans over the last 10 years rose 55 percent, twice as fast as workers' earnings.

Press Ganey CEO Joe Greskoviak claims technology in and of itself is not necessarily innovative and that true innovation is how information is brought in, distilled to key drivers of performance and then acted upon to improve healthcare programs.

Laurie Strongin started the non-profit Hope for Henry to help children in the hospital understand what it happening to them and to better cope and have better control.

PwC Partner and US Health Services Sector Leader Gurpreet Singh discusses how consumerization is shifting the direction of healthcare.

Neuroflow's COO Adam Pardes says two of biggest healthcare problems are access and engagement, but digital tools can help connect providers, payers and patients in the mental health field.