Patient Engagement

Patient access to medical records is law, and now apps give patients access to their own data in a way they’ve never had before, says patient advocate Dave deBronkart.  

Athenahealth and Surescripts' integration of prescription benefits into provider workflows gives clinicians real-time benefits information, says Dr. Nele Jessel, athenahealth's CMO and Dr. Andrew Mellin, Surescripts' VP and CMIO.  

Health IT falls short in not building solutions that are consumer oriented and make it easy for patients to engage, says Will Cantrell, InteliChart's director of product solutions.  

While consumers are often enticed by convenience, trust is what retains them, the survey shows.

The agreement was spurred by an investigation into potential violations of patient rights in the State of Iowa.

PA is also leading to unnecessary spending and unnecessary hospital stays, according to the AMA survey.

A Medicare beneficiary who takes at least one medication available through RxPass could save approximately $70 per year, retailer says.

Connected care allows patients to access care where they are through as mobile devices, telehealth visits, mobile scheduling and more, says Jesus Diaz, director, nursing informatics at Memorial Healthcare System.  

Blue Shield of California will partner with Included Health to provide support and service to about 400,000 CalPERS PPO members.

The policies address what AMA sees as the need for greater oversight of health insurers' use of prior authorization controls.