HIT Consultant

APRIL 20, 2022

Since the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act in 2008, the U.S. healthcare system has been moving towards value-based care (VBC) which encourages health providers to improve care quality by reimbursing them based on successful outcomes rather than individual medical services.

Integration 98

Integration Primary Care Telemedicine Patient Experience 98

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 16, 2023

These players are honing in on at-home medical services and primary care, extending their reach deeper into the care continuum and blurring the lines between who owns what part of the space. And, patients and families are seemingly more frustrated themselves – often directed at people doing their best.

Patient Experience 98

Patient Experience Nursing Primary Care Prevention 98

Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

That purchaser takes the form of both the employer-sponsor of health care insurance for workers, and the patient-as-payer herself. Most patients have experienced frustrations – in the designer’s parlance, “friction” – when seeking routine care as well as during a routine medical appointment.

Health Technology 62

Health Technology Primary Care Patient Experience Healthcare 62

Patient Safety Movement

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This brings up the concept of wearable digital health technologies for monitoring. This technology should be worn by people who need to carry nasal naloxone so they receive a loud cell phone alarm if they stop breathing and know to administer the naloxone. In fact, people taking prescribed opioids should have naloxone available.

Patient Safety 52

Patient Safety Prevention Hospitals Healthcare 52