Patient Engagement

There are ways patients and providers can more effectively navigate the complexity of healthcare costs, says Rebekah Angove, vice president at the Patient Advocate Foundation.

Pediatric care and emergency departments face unique challenges to innovation and patient engagement, including social determinants and fragmented care, says Mohsen Saidinejad, director of patient experience at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center.

Stressing the importance of app validation, Dr. Jack Resneck, Jr., chair of the board of trustees at the American Medical Association, says technology can either improve or reinforce disparities around outcomes in healthcare.

While technology enables communication between patient and provider, implementing patient engagement requires much more, says Sam Hanna, professor and associate dean at American University.

Swift Medical's technology enables clinicians to wave a cellphone around a wound and assess it, according to CEO Carlo Perez.

Bryce Olson, healthcare strategist at Intel, shares how he kicked cancer thanks to precision medicine and his work to empower cancer patients.

The physical therapy space went from 15 percent EHR adoption rate to 85 percent, says Shawn McKee, VP of marketing at WebPT.

Livongo Chairman Glen Tullman discusses how the startup is using tech, data science and people to give patients devices and information that make their lives easier, not harder.

Applying behavioral change science aligned with the way humans are wired helps move us toward better health, says Carium Chief Transformation Officer Lygeia Ricciardi.

Central Georgia Health Network VP Jodi Ingram and CIO Gabriel Orthous say getting providers and payers to trust each other means speaking both of their languages.