Patient Engagement

Making patient financial responsibility clear from the get-go is an imperative for providers trying to avoid no-pays and consumer dissatisfaction.

CMS promotes MA's supplemental benefits as consumers increasingly choose private coverage versus government insurance.

Security and privacy standards and mimicking a social media approach may be the next logical steps, one expert says.

Comprehensive new primary, urgent care clinic set to open and at least 10 more are planned and could include specialty care as well.

Study from Yale researchers found some hospitals aren't complying with state, federal regulations for patient records requests.

Seniors can compare the cost and benefit of enrolling in traditional Medicare, or signing up for Medicare Advantage.

The cart helps prevent unnecessary hospitalizations for nursing home patients, saves money and provides peace of mind to physicians and families.

There is still a demand for voice and regular mail as communication methods, but that demand is shrinking.

Iomed Medical Solution CEO Javier de Oca is in the business of generating data specific databases for health systems and believes the time is now to see that data translate into better patient outcomes and sustainable systems for providers.

UnitedHealth plans to update its provider directories to show its beneficiaries those hospitals that use non-participating hospital-based physicians