Patient Engagement Technologies

Are AI Chatbots, ChatGPT the Solution to Healthcare’s Empathy Problem?

by Sara Heath

Chatbots and ChatGPT are almost 10 times more empathetic when answering patient queries than clinicians are, according to a new JAMA Internal Medicine report, signaling the utility of these tools for...

athenahealth to Measure How Consumers Use Patient Engagement Tools

by Sara Heath

athenahealth has unveiled the Patient Digital Engagement Index, a new tool that will help healthcare providers measure how consumers use patient engagement tools to manage their care. The EHR vendor...

ChatGPT AI Chatbot Proves Effective for Patient Queries, Health Literacy

by Sara Heath

ChatGPT is an effective solution for online medical search for patients, with the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot accurately answering patient queries around 88 percent of the time, according to a...

The Sequoia Project Homes in on Patient Data Access, Consumer Voices

by Sara Heath

The Sequoia Project is getting into the patient data access game, with the organization announcing the Consumer Voices Workgroup to get insights for patients, caregivers, and care partners about how...

Do Online Symptom Checkers Work, Benefit Patient Triage?

by Sara Heath

After years on the market, online symptom checkers and patient triage tools are in the spotlight thanks to trends toward patient self-service and advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Symptom checkers haven’t been exactly common...

Building the Digital Front Door with a Patient-Centered Lens

by Sara Heath

For Jerry Vuchak, the senior vice president and chief information officer for Nebraska-based Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, building out the digital front door isn’t just about keeping up with the...

Epic MyChart Patient Portal Racks Up 6th Best in KLAS Award

by Sara Heath

KLAS Research has once again named the Epic MyChart patient portal Best in KLAS, but the rest of the annual report highlights the numerous software solutions in the patient engagement technology...

Docs Say Clinical Quality Is High, But Experience Doesn’t Meet Expectations

by Sara Heath

Patient experience in small and midsized clinics is falling short of expectations, with about two-thirds of patients saying in a survey that they feel rushed and unheard during appointments, while half...

Racial Disparities in Patient Portal Use Fueled by Provider Engagement

by Sara Heath

Black and Hispanic patients are being offered patient portal access at a rate that’s 5 percentage points lower than White people, translating to lower patient portal adoption and access,...

Digital Divide Goes Beyond Broadband, Rests with Digital Health Literacy

by Sara Heath

New data is shedding light on the digital divide in healthcare, with researchers from The Ohio State University revealing that it’s not just broadband access stymying connectivity for...

Health IT Investments Remain Fixed on Patient Access to Care

by Sara Heath

For the second year in a row, the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) Top of Mind for Health Systems report showed that health IT investments will focus on improving patient access to care. The...

Epic Sets Sights on Healthcare Consumerism with CRM Platform Launch

by Sara Heath

Think of a marketing campaign, but it’s rich with thousands of patient data points from the EHR to help tailor patient outreach and meet the moment on healthcare consumerism. That’s the pitch from Epic Systems with its newly...

Using Omnichannel Patient Engagement to Support Healthcare Consumerism

by Sara Heath

Too often, getting a foot in the door at a healthcare organization is all about who you know. Leadership at NewYork-Presbyterian wants to flip that paradigm on its head by building an omnichannel patient engagement suite. “Someone...

The Future of MedTech Defined by Healthcare Consumerism

by Sara Heath

Healthcare consumerism is becoming more than just a buzzword, with medical technology (MedTech) executives signaling that the trend is starting to influence their company’s strategic planning,...

Patient Engagement Technologies Add to Streamlined Patient Experience

by Sara Heath

Patient engagement technologies, like patient portals, contribute to an overall better patient experience because they enable patient data access and digital patient-provider communication, according...

Personal Health Record (PHR) Use Ups Cancer Follow-Up Rate to 86%

by Sara Heath

Personal health record (PHR) use is key to driving patient engagement, with recent JMIR Cancer data showing PHR use among colorectal cancer survivors increasing access to follow-up care and screening...

Why Healthcare’s Digital Front Door Needs Multiple Entryways

by Sara Heath

The digital front door in healthcare doesn’t just need to be opened wide; it needs to be opened wide and it needs to lead to multiple entryways, according to new survey data gathered by Wakefield...