Patient Engagement

Luca Chittaro of Italy's University of Udine talks about how immersive virtual reality stories can gamify physical therapy to help distract from pain and encourage patients to increase treatment compliance.

CarrotMatch connects patients to top-tier local community-based healthcare providers while considering social determinants of health.  

Between healthcare chatbots, smart patient records, doctors armed with predictive analytics and frontline staff often interfacing electronically, patients want healthcare interactions and experiences to be transparent and personalized.

Also, the private Indian group Narayana Health has transitioned their contact centre to the cloud.

It will underpin the interoperable connection between My Health Record and aged care digital care management systems.

Artificial intelligence has the potential to expand a healthcare organization, reaching more patients and improving outcomes. But how can healthcare leaders help their clinical workforce understand the implications and ensure their buy-in?

Inspired by her mother's healthcare struggles, Dr. Kate Sowerwine now serves as chief medical officer of a virtual care company and advocates for more widespread use of the technologies to improve patient outcomes.

A new automated patient-messaging link with electronic health records is designed to help community health centers address uncontrolled diabetes without increasing the workload of overburdened staff. 

Also, a new framework guides Australian home aged care providers in delivering technology-driven services.

Also: Pfizer says it is partnering with healthcare organizations to develop a new digital health platform that provides access to same-day care, prescriptions and vaccines for COVID-19 or the flu.