--- title: The UbiBlog | Patient Engagement and Value-Based Care Analysis | The UbiCrew description: UbiCare provides total engagement solutions enabling hospitals to be at the forefront of patient-centered innovation and value-based care through targeted education, mobile connections and real time data. --- [![logo](https://blog.ubicare.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ubicare_Image/logo.png?width=250&name=logo.png)](http://www.ubicare.com/) - [Home](https://ubicare.com/) - [About](https://ubicare.com/about-ubicare/) - [Blog](https://blog.ubicare.com/) - [Client Login](https://mobile.ubicare.com) - [Contact Us](https://ubicare.com/contact/) ## The UbiCrew ![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/UbiSwirl.png) Find me on: ### Recent Posts ## [New Study finds digital patient engagement delivers cost-savings in reduced LOS and identifying at-risk patients](https://blog.ubicare.com/new-study-finds-digital-patient-engagement-delivers-cost-savings-in-reduced-los-and-identifying-at-risk-patients) Posted by [The UbiCrew](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/the-ubicrew) on Jan 23, 2019 4:38:08 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/Fb-Add.jpg)](https://blog.ubicare.com/new-study-finds-digital-patient-engagement-delivers-cost-savings-in-reduced-los-and-identifying-at-risk-patients) Boston, MA – Cutting-edge findings from a new study prove that early, mobile patient engagement from diagnosis through post-care generates significant cost-savings and better patient outcomes. [Read More](https://blog.ubicare.com/new-study-finds-digital-patient-engagement-delivers-cost-savings-in-reduced-los-and-identifying-at-risk-patients) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ubicare.com/new-study-finds-digital-patient-engagement-delivers-cost-savings-in-reduced-los-and-identifying-at-risk-patients#comments-listing) Topics: [Healthcare Technology](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/healthcare-technology) ## [Keep Readmissions Down and Patient Satisfaction Up](https://blog.ubicare.com/keep-readmissions-down-and-patient-satisfaction-up) Posted by [The UbiCrew](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/the-ubicrew) on Jun 2, 2016 3:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/Blog/Reducing_Readmissions.jpg)](https://blog.ubicare.com/keep-readmissions-down-and-patient-satisfaction-up) Penalties for hospital readmissions, doled out by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, are expected to reach about $420 million this year. Faced with ever-increasing fines and penalties as CMS focuses more on care quality than quantity, hospitals must put a plan into place that addresses readmissions to reduce costs and improve patient care and satisfaction. What can hospitals do to meet this goal? Guiding, educating and supporting patient self-managed care can [reduce the rate of hospital admissions.](http://www.ihi.org/topics/readmissions/Pages/default.aspx) Making your patients partners in their care will increase their knowledge and satisfaction—and prevent an avoidable return visit. 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The [vast majority](http://www.ubicare.com/opt-out-digital-connections-with-patients-are-in) of patients report that they want email communication with their physician. **How can you take advantage of this ubiquity in healthcare practice? ** [Read More](https://blog.ubicare.com/automatic-patient-communication-means-a-better-standard-of-care) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ubicare.com/automatic-patient-communication-means-a-better-standard-of-care#comments-listing) Topics: [Meaningful Use](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/meaningful-use), [Value-Based Care](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/value-based-care), [Improving Patient Outcomes](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/improving-patient-outcomes), [Patient Engagement](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/patient-engagement), [Healthcare Technology](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/healthcare-technology) ## [UbiCare and the Startup Institute Focus on Innovation in CJR Patient Education](https://blog.ubicare.com/ubicare-and-the-startup-institute-focus-on-innovation-in-cjr-patient-education) Posted by [The UbiCrew](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/the-ubicrew) on Apr 15, 2016 11:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/Improve-joint-surgery-episode-of-care.jpg)](https://blog.ubicare.com/ubicare-and-the-startup-institute-focus-on-innovation-in-cjr-patient-education) The long-awaited [Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement initiative](https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/cjr) (CJR) became reality on April 1, 2016. Under CJR, hospitals must find ways to rein in costs, reduce complications and improve patient outcomes for hip and knee replacements—the most common joint-replacement procedures—in order to receive maximum reimbursements from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). [Read More](https://blog.ubicare.com/ubicare-and-the-startup-institute-focus-on-innovation-in-cjr-patient-education) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ubicare.com/ubicare-and-the-startup-institute-focus-on-innovation-in-cjr-patient-education#comments-listing) Topics: [Improving Patient Outcomes](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/improving-patient-outcomes), [Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/comprehensive-care-for-joint-replacement), [Innovation](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/innovation) [All posts](https://blog.ubicare.com/all) [Next](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/the-ubicrew/page/2) ### Get the latest patient engagement insights. 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