Quality and Safety

The 72-practice Community Care Physicians medical group has used patient engagement tech to improve its no-show rate by 35%, send 776,000 COVID-related newsletters to patients and remind them of their telehealth appointments during the pandemic.

There has been a long history of racial inequalities in healthcare, which have been exacerbated by COVID-19, says Kistein Monkhouse, CEO and founder of Patient Orator.

Finnish citizens are empowered to use their health data effectively, says Sinikka Salo, senior medical officer at the Regional State Administrative Agencies in Finland, in this episode of The Alessi Agenda.

Brightree VP Nick Knowlton says the pandemic's long-term impact on acute and post-acute care is more detailed documentation and a greater emphasis on event notification services to track care progression.

Deep Dive: Clinicians are integrating social factors, genomics and medical histories to provide better decision support and outcomes.

A new program led by a team at MIT searches for ideas to fight COVID-19 via hackathons and virtual events.

Buoy Health CEO Dr. Andrew Le explains how chatbots can help free up the health systems and get patients information in their home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. John Torous, director of the digital psychiatry division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses the rising need for digital tools including apps to treat mental health under social distancing orders.

Deep Dive: The best way to address social determinants of health is to create an interconnected system between between providers and the community.

Deep Dive: Machine learning algorithms are already transforming healthcare - but much depends on how they're implemented.