Patient Engagement

Awards of up to $5 million are being announced for Illinois, Kansas and New Hampshire, as well as American Samoa and Puerto Rico.

The guidance grew out of reforms announced earlier this year meant to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care.

Just 38% of MA plan members say they have enough coverage for mental health treatment, down from 39% a year ago.

A 2021 Milliman analysis showed a tenfold increase in virtual visits by members who have these plans and a 6% reduction in ED visits.

AI, virtual assistants and digital language processing can support the transformation to value-based care, according to Erik Van Hoeymissen, VP of global business development at 3M.  

Part D's programmatic structure may lead to plan sponsors preferring higher-cost versions of hepatitis C drugs, OIG finds.

It includes a personalized digital care app to help guide members through family planning, including different paths to parenthood.

While discussing learnings from COVID-19, Dr. Tamsin Brown, a lead at NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Programme and ORCHA, says the pandemic led to a mindset shift among patients and clinicians regarding digital tools and apps.  

Numan Chief Medical Strategy Officer Sam Shah says there is not enough capacity to meet demand globally in this post-COVID-19 world. So, there is a need to create meaningful services that are accessible and make better use of existing resources, he adds.  

Sanofi SVP of key markets and general medicines Tarja Stenvall discusses why well-informed and engaged patients are essential and how less red tape can foster trust and turn into better patient engagement.