Despite significant investments in telehealth to engage patients in their care, about two-thirds of insured US adult patients were not using an online patient portal in 2017, according to a new study by the University of Michigan. Nonusers were more likely to be male, have less than a college degree, be on Medicaid, and lack a regular provider. The report reveals these factors, along with race, were also related to whether a patient reported receiving an offer to use a portal.Patient portals
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Chilmark Report Reveals Adoption Challenges for Patient Relationship Management Solutions
Enterprise healthcare organizations (HCOs) striving to improve patient engagement increasingly turn to solutions that can be described as patient relationship management (PRM) – but, as the latest report from Chilmark Research describes in detail, it’s much more than a rebranding of customer relationship management (CRM) for healthcare.The Market Scan Report, Patient Relationship Management: Higher Stakes Than CRM, describes why HCOs are interested in solutions that promise more targeted patient
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SymphonyCare Acquires Empower Patient Portal Business Unit from Influence Health
SymphonyCare, a population health and patient engagement solutions company has acquired the Empower patient portal business unit from Birmingham, AL-based Influence Health. The acquisition was led by SymphonyAlpha Ventures, the venture capital arm of Symphony Corporation, a leader in digital healthcare innovation and technology solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.The Empower patient engagement product alone currently reaches more than a half a million patients
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What Functionalities Should Patient Portal Tools Have To Succeed?
It’s no surprise that the HIMSS17 conference dwelled on high profile topics around population health, data analytics, more affordable EHRs and security. What IS surprising is that patient engagement is now being reported right up there as an HIT priority. Why?Most hospitals are still experiencing dismal usage of patient portals, especially in community and rural hospitals. But this is a problem plaguing even our large health systems. As a result, the many anticipated benefits to patients and to
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NHS Trust, Ideagen Launch Clinical Portal to Improve Patient Management
Healthcare software developer, Ideagen, is working with a leading NHS Trust to launch an innovative clinical portal designed to improve levels of patient care. Kent-based Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has launched Ideagen Clinical Portal, which enhances patient information management and streamline internal IT systems use across the Trust.Ideagen Clinical Portal is a web-based and complete electronic health portal which provides secure access to a unified view of a patient’s clinical
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Study: Patient Portals Improved Medication Adherence for Diabetic Patients
Diabetic patients who used patient portals to refill medications increased their medication adherence and improved their cholesterol levels
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Patient Centered Data Is The Best Solution for “Meaningful Consent”
Dr. Robert Rowley discusses how a patient centered data approach to unified health data is emerging, and requires re-thinking health information exchange.
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7 Myths of Patient Portals, Access & Engagement Infographic
A recent study of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted by IDR Medical, an international healthcare marketing company, found that 79 percent of patients would be more likely to return to a facility that offers online image portal
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Mana Health Awarded Contract to Build Patient Portal for New Yorkers
The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) announced today that health IT startup, Mana Health was awarded the vendor contract to build the Patient Portal for New Yorkers.
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Mana Health Places 1st in New York’s Patient Portal Design Challenge
On Monday, New York eHealth Collaborative announced that Mana Health placed first in New York’s Patient Portal Design Challenge as the top design where New Yorkers will soon be able to access their healthcare records.
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