Category: Patient Engagement

In today’s fast-evolving healthcare landscape, patient engagement software has become essential for improving patient satisfaction and streamlining administrative workflows. Various patient engagement software vendors have emerged to meet this demand, including Phreesia®, a digital patient intake software with some additional patient engagement features. However, some companies using Phreesia have been…Read more

The conversation around modern patient engagement tends to repeat the same common points, in which we can all agree that it is not where it should be–especially when it comes to making the most of modern digital tools. Given the multitude of channels that patients could potentially use to engage…Read more

Cancer is a complex disease that is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Although mortality rates continue to decline due to preventative efforts and better care, cancer diagnoses overall are predicted to increase[¹] in North America over the next few years. Healthcare providers that treat cancer…Read more

The COVID pandemic has had a major impact on the needs of US healthcare consumers. Not only has it affected physical and mental health, but it has also impacted the way patients interact with their providers and what they prioritize for managing their care. In a 2021 survey of US…Read more

In recent years, patient engagement has become a central tenet of healthcare policy and practice. As recent studies show, emphasizing the role of patients as “co-producers of health” and empowering them to use digital tools to manage their health can have far-reaching benefits, including significant reductions in hospital readmissions, length…Read more

In an era of relentless digital innovation, there are numerous new terms and technological concepts on a daily basis that don’t always have such a clear definition including buzzwords such as “digital front door” or “consumer engagement” or “patient engagement.” As anyone in today’s healthcare industry knows, patient engagement is…Read more

In most tech-based industries, the demand[¹] for good User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) designers has in recent years been growing at a rapid pace. A recent LinkedIn report[²] found UX to be one of the top-five in-demand skills in 2020, and with design factors set to influence the…Read more

How disparate and piecemealed patient engagement solutions inhibit effective patient communication. Read Part I of this two-part article series: The Advantages of Having a Single Patient Engagement Solution In the healthcare industry, successful organizations need to always be mindful of their consumer. Effective communication is one major factor that attributes…Read more

Why early adopting healthcare organizations are replacing their disparate and piecemealed patient engagement solutions for a second-generation single solution. In the ongoing efforts to increase quality patient engagement, many healthcare organizations have come to acquire multiple patient engagement solutions. In an attempt to satisfy patient needs without overly disrupting their…Read more

Today, a wide range of innovative personal and powerful mobile technologies are allowing us to take charge of our own health. We now have access to countless mobile apps and devices that compile data and offer various health-related solutions. And wearable technology – like fitness bands and smartwatches that can…Read more