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Patient Engagement

By HIMSS TV | 01:32 pm | December 27, 2018
PHR Subject Matter Expert with NHS Digital Andy Payne says using digital tools helps free up clinic time, makes it easier for patients to access care while improving patient outcomes.
By Susan Morse | 11:20 am | December 27, 2018
Don't tell consumers how great you are. Target their needs using tech and social media instead.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:02 pm | December 21, 2018
Pollsters attribute the dip in part to decreased media attention in the weeks following the election.
By HIMSS TV | 02:52 pm | December 17, 2018
HIMSS' Chair Global Board of Directors Dr. Manish Kohli discusses the global struggles with quality, access and cost of care and how China has stepped up to those challenges with remarkable speed and level of ambition.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:19 pm | December 17, 2018
Between 1990 and 2016, inpatient admissions globally increased by more than two-thirds, while outpatient visits increased by more than half.
By Susan Morse | 12:17 pm | December 12, 2018
Contract extension avoids out-of-network surprise bills for UnitedHealthcare beneficiaries using emergency room services staffed by Envision physicians.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:09 pm | December 12, 2018
Improving social determinants for patients can have strong positive effects on the patient's health and decreased costs for the healthcare system.
By HIMSS TV | 02:21 pm | December 10, 2018
John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, talks about the benefits and challenges with voice technologies amid the growing number of apps and interest from major companies and health systems.
By HIMSS TV | 05:36 pm | December 07, 2018
Wael A. Kabli, CEO of Cura, says that patients living in rural areas and smaller cities have to travel to get to the healthcare they need, which makes telehealth more valuable.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 11:46 am | December 07, 2018
Hennepin's Alex Knutson-Smisek says using the electronic health record to pinpoint social determinants was a hard sell but the work that followed was not that complicated.