Patient Engagement

The latest Safety Grades shows the first improvement since fall 2023, but the measures are still far from pre-pandemic levels.

The move is meant to allow CVS to enhance its digital capabilities, according to a LinkedIn post from Hella Health's CEO.

LGBTQ+ youth are overrepresented in foster care and face higher levels of bullying and harassment, HHS says.

Evernorth estimated the program will save individual patients around $3,500 on average per year.

The health system plans to add AI and smart robotics as enabling technologies to further integrate intelligent connection between physician and patient, says medical director for clinical transformation and informatics Dr. Jonah Feldman.  

Post acute care is here to stay as COVID-19 brought to light the need for these services and the right technology to drive better outcomes, says Heidi Wold, chief population health officer at Longevity Health Plan.  

PatientPoint drives content on behalf of providers to educate patients about their exam, procedure or treatment, and about ways to talk to their doctor, says Andrew Schultz, chief product and strategy officer.  

As care has moved into the outpatient and home setting, nurses are looking at more technologies that support care delivery, says MaryAnn Connor, senior director of nursing informatics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

The Center for Indigenous Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has a global focus, explains codirector Dr. Donald Warne.  

The biggest barrier is having the curiosity and confidence in each other to try things that might not work, says Dr. Emily C. Webber, CMIO at Indiana University Health and 2024 Changemaker Award winner.