Patient Engagement
David Hoke, who focuses on healthcare for the retail giant, said he's never seen anyone code empathy and for that reason warns developers against being seduced by AI.
Anthem optimizes member interactions using digital solutions to leverage provider searches.
Among the lesser-known benefits of telehealth are its abilities to help hospitals strengthen a provider's billing and payment collections.
If consumer choice can be leveraged correctly, it forces physicians, hospitals and health systems to maintain a consistent level of care.
Lower use of the Medicare annual wellness visit by non-white patients is partially explained by income and education.
Communication, planning and the right technologies are key when wildfires and hurricanes strike large systems and community medical groups alike.
Only a small number of consumers use price transparency tools, and physicians have narrow referral networks, which essentially steers patients toward high-priced testing facilities.
EHRs and other technological solutions and clinical tools change providers' minds resulting in better and more consistent care, expert says.
Researchers found that doctor's sentiment about patients still provides a dimension to decision making that machines cannot.
Automated software offered rides to patients from Lyft showing notable no-show reduction, contradicting previous study, companies say.