Patient Engagement

<p>Kyruus has focused on data management, says Chief Revenue Officer Brandon Spring, and Intermountain is creating a unified patient experience across hospitals, says Mona Baset, VP of digital services for Intermountain Health.</p> <p> </p>

Fifty-two percent of insured Americans say paying for medical bills creates stress that is affecting their health.

<p>It's important to get data from remote patient monitoring and telemedicine in front of the physician, says Dr. Laura Purdy, a physician licensed in all 50 states, a telemedicine and digital health expert.</p> <p> </p>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Digital interaction tools and patient-facing components built in to EHRs are key to address patient engagement challenges, says Will Cantrell, director of product solutions at InteliChart.</span></span></p>

<p>Virtual reality device data has the ability to bridge gaps in the EHR, says Gita Barry, president of immersive healthcare at Penumbra.</p> <p> </p>

Satisfaction is particularly lacking in Gen Y and Gen Z, who give low customer service and communication scores.

Retail clinic claims volumes grew 200% from 2017 through 2022, mainly due to high usage during the pandemic.

<p>Dr. Eric Liederman, director of medical informatics for the Permanente Medical Group, describes how the shared security governance within the Kaiser Permanente organization helps strengthen its cybersecurity posture.</p>

The initiatives are meant to connect patients to services addressing needs such as food transportation, housing and baby supplies.

"Rise to Health is about making health equity actionable," says Dr. Kedar Mate.