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Opioid crisis: A clinical and health IT perspective

Dr. David Hurwitz

April 19, 2018

As a general internist, I have seen the devastating impact of the opioid crisis across the care continuum. Health IT can play an important role in several important touch points that can influence healthcare provider prescribing behavior. Read more…
6 signs you’re ready for the Conversation Economy

Chris Edwards

December 11, 2017

We are living in the Conversation Economy, but focusing on consumer experience is still relatively new in healthcare. Patients today are behaving more like consumers and want personalized, easy interactions with providers. Read more…
8 tips for patient portal success

Kim South

November 21, 2017

Patient portals continue to take center stage in healthcare’s consumer engagement efforts. We’ve gathered some of the best tips from clients who have recently shared their success stories with us. Read more…
Busting 6 myths about automated patient engagement 2

Phil Marshall MD, MPH

October 27, 2017

Automated patient engagement is a relatively new approach, and it challenges some of the systemic beliefs that have built up over many years in healthcare. Here are six common myths. Read more…
5 care coordination findings you should know 1

Paul Black

July 27, 2017

Value-based care is here to stay, and care coordination is key to success. After several years of evaluating risk-based arrangements, what does the evidence tell us about what's working? Here are five key findings. Read more…
What healthcare needs to succeed in a consumer-driven world

Kim South

July 18, 2017

When patients bear more financial responsibility for their healthcare, they act more like consumers. Providers must embrace experience alongside quality and cost to be successful. Read more…
Telehealth is more than just video visits

Kim South

May 10, 2017

Many healthcare organizations are losing business to urgent care centers and minute clinics, which is why telehealth is a hot topic. Most people immediately jump to the idea of a virtual video visit, but email visits may be a more economical place to start. Read more…
What the FDA decision reveals about medicine today

Joel Diamond MD

April 27, 2017

A couple of weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genetic risk panel from 23andMe, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company. This news is significant in the world of medicine and evokes several questions. Read more…
Top 3 challenges facing healthcare consumers

Kim South RN

April 13, 2017

People are bearing more responsibility for selecting and paying for their own care, and those costs are rising rapidly. As their portion of healthcare costs soars, patients are eager to find ways to reduce spending. But they face three main challenges that prevent them from becoming truly informed and empowered consumers. Read more…
7 challenges when organizations own patient data

Kim South RN

February 13, 2017

As the healthcare industry shifts to a new mindset – that patients instead of organizations should own their data – we look for examples of this approach in practice. Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) believes patients should have greater responsibility for their own electronic health record (EHR) information, and now enables patients to modify their own records. Read more…