For the report, NEJM Catalyst asked healthcare executives and clinicians to identify the top benefits of using patient engagement technology tools.
Here are the five most popular responses:
1. Support patients in efforts to be healthy: 67 percent
2. Provide input on how patients are doing when not in clinic: 60 percent
3. Allow for better predictive analytics around patient health and more timely intervention: 51 percent
4. Augment current capabilities of bricks-and-mortar health system: 47 percent
5. Offer extra motivation to patients, since they know clinicians will observe data: 29 percent
More articles on patient engagement:
67% of patient advocacy groups receive funding from for-profit companies
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center integrate educational videos into patient discharge
Welltok, IBM Watson collaborate on health engagement platform
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