Dealing with an illness or injury is overwhelming for patients and families, who must learn all they can about an unfamiliar condition, make treatment decisions, manage medications, and more, all while stressed with the change in health status. My son Zachary was 17 when diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. It was heart-wrenching and often […]
As we enter 2015, healthcare providers everywhere continue their relentless pursuit of the Holy Grail of healthcare – patient engagement. Spurred on by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Meaningful Use and an ever-expanding health IT industry, hospitals, medical groups and physicians this year are on pace to invest even more money on […]
It is with great joy I heard the OpenNotes Collaborative was named institutional winner of the John Q. Sherman Award for Excellence in Patient Engagement, at the NPSF Patient Safety Congress in May, 2014. In our 24 by 7 ecosystem, we often miss the ability to prioritize the connection between people, the real connections that […]
Republished with permission from SarahBethRN.com. Patient engagement is a trendy topic for healthcare providers – the latest spin terminology for “patient compliance” – as in how do I get patients to follow treatment protocols? Take better care of themselves? Especially now that payment for my services may be negatively affected by bad outcomes and poor […]