Patient Experience

Gone are the days of using single or periodic glucose readings to manage diabetes.

AI-driven automation and workflow optimization to ease pressures on staff were major themes during an executive roundtable sponsored by RevSpring at Becker's 9th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference. 

Mobile technology is crucial for health systems to stay competitive, but the many choices and options to build or buy apps can make for a tricky process.

The benefits of early detection are clear: The earlier that cancer is diagnosed, the greater the chance of successful treatment and survival for the patient,1,2 and the more directed and efficient care delivery is for the health system. While health…

Seventy-four percent of older adults say they have little to no trust in health information generated by AI, according to a University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, in collaboration with  students at the University of Pennsylvania, has developed a virtual reality experience aimed at reducing fear and anxiety related to patient radiation.

Patients' health behaviors can be heavily influenced by publicly available information and the level of trust they have in that information.

Technology continues to have a crucial impact on healthcare organizations, particularly in efforts to transform patient experiences and engagement.

Standard hospital gowns have long been "the bane of the patient experience," but a movement is underway to change that, according to an opinion piece in The New York Times published Oct. 21.

An estimated 25-30% of total healthcare spend in the U.S. can be traced to inefficient patient throughput, delayed access to treatment, excess length of stay, preventable readmissions and over-utilization, and unaddressed social determinants of health (SDOH).i ii The Centers for…