Patient Engagement
Claus Nielsen, whose new foundation seeks to ensure patient data is used responsibly, says reform is needed when it comes to the ownership of healthcare data, especially when it comes to giving patients more access.
Beyond HCAHPS: CXOs are looking for technology to offer better patient experience as a competitive differentiator.
Boston University researchers also demonstrated an avatar-based coaching app at the Patient Experience Summit.
Dr. Lennart Jahnke, chief digital officer at Germany's University Medicine Mannheim, joins Siemens Healthineers to discuss ways to give patients easier access to their data.
The event, on Aug. 13, will host app developers to build and innovate software that can help patients access and understand their health data, CMS Administrator Seema Verma said.
London-based Medicalchain is partnering with the health system to pilot an array of different distributed ledger projects.
The apps will be evaluated in 10 different primary and specialty care settings.
Miguel González Sancho, who heads the ehealth, well-being and ageing unit at the European Commission, explains how digital health is empowering patients to have more input into their care.
WarOnCancer CEO Fabian Bolin talks about how transformative it can be when patients can share compassion and emotional support with each other.
It doesn’t need express written consent to use the technology for “essential” alerts, the HIE’s CEO explains, and the result is better care.