Patient engagement is and will continue to be a major priority for healthcare leaders in the years to come, according to the "Top of Mind for Top Health Systems 2020" report from KLAS and the Center for Connected Medicine.
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Propeller Health announced Nov. 19 that users of its digital health management platform can now directly access pharmacy services from CVS, Walmart, Kroger and Rite-Aid within the Propeller app.
Sixty-five percent of consumers use online information to make suggestions to their physician about their respective care plans, according to a recent Rock Health report.
Bloomington-based Indiana University will open a Center for Artificial Intelligence, backed by a $60 million gift — the second-largest private donation in the university's history — from billionaire alumnus Fred Luddy.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health announced on Oct. 8 the launch of LabFly, a mobile app through which patients can schedule blood tests in their homes or at work.
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Smartphones are becoming a crucial component for patient engagement, helping hospitals receive feedback from patients about their visits, satisfaction with care teams and more, according to a recent Reaction Data report.
A new initiative will distribute Amazon Echo devices to seniors living in Baltimore's affordable housing communities to provide access to voice-assisted search for local free and reduced-cost social services.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center announced Sept. 24 the launch of its new mobile wayfinding platform which helps patients navigate facilities and appointment directions across the Wilmington, N.C.-based health system.
Though consumers and organizations agree that chatbots and voice assistants have greatly improved the consumer experience, many companies are still moving slowly to implement the technology.
As the first cohort to never know a time without the internet, Generation Z is often heralded as an entirely new species, one with the power to disrupt traditional business practices and ways of life even further than their millennial…