--- title: The UbiBlog | Patient Engagement and Value-Based Care Analysis 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/) ## [U.S. Healthcare Ranks Last Among High-Income Nations: An Rx for Immediate Improvement](https://blog.ubicare.com/us-healthcare-ranks-last-rx-for-improvement) Posted by [Debra Zalvan](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/debra-zalvan) on Sep 22, 2021 1:24:58 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/US%20Ranks%20Last%20blog_Featured%20Image.png)](https://blog.ubicare.com/us-healthcare-ranks-last-rx-for-improvement) ## Healthcare organizations can address 4 specific failures with affordable patient engagement technology The Commonwealth Fund [recently reported](https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2021/aug/mirror-mirror-2021-reflecting-poorly) that healthcare in the U.S. ranks last among 11 high-income countries, based on five domains: access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity and health outcomes. Among the many failures and challenges highlighted, four have great potential for improvement, using available, affordable technologies to educate and engage healthcare consumers to be full partners in their care. --- [Read More](https://blog.ubicare.com/us-healthcare-ranks-last-rx-for-improvement) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ubicare.com/us-healthcare-ranks-last-rx-for-improvement#comments-listing) Topics: [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), [Maternity Care](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/maternity-care), [UbiCare](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/ubicare) ## [Leapfrog Report Identifies Patient Experience Challenges in Hospitals And Outpatient Facilities](https://blog.ubicare.com/leapfrog-report-identifies-patient-experience-challenges-in-hospitals-and-outpatient-facilities) Posted by [Debra Zalvan](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/debra-zalvan) on Jul 29, 2021 10:38:26 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/leapfrogblog_featured_image.png)](https://blog.ubicare.com/leapfrog-report-identifies-patient-experience-challenges-in-hospitals-and-outpatient-facilities) *Earlier this month, The Leapfrog Group published a report titled, **What Patients Think About Their Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers: An Analysis of Patient Experience Surveys**.* *The report’s most striking highlights point to significant ongoing deficits in the patient experience, despite decades of focus by the healthcare industry.* --- [Read More](https://blog.ubicare.com/leapfrog-report-identifies-patient-experience-challenges-in-hospitals-and-outpatient-facilities) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ubicare.com/leapfrog-report-identifies-patient-experience-challenges-in-hospitals-and-outpatient-facilities#comments-listing) Topics: [Patient Engagement](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/patient-engagement), [Patient Experience](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/patient-experience), [patient satisfaction](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/patient-satisfaction), [UbiCare](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/ubicare), [HCAHPS](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/hcahps) ## [How Digital Healthcare Technology Improves Health Literacy and Outcomes Through Patient Engagement](https://blog.ubicare.com/digital-healthcare-technology-improves-health-literacy-and-outcomes-through-patient-engagement) Posted by [Debra Zalvan](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/debra-zalvan) on May 11, 2021 5:43:09 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/Rebound%20Video%20Blog%20Article%20Featured%20Image.png)](https://blog.ubicare.com/digital-healthcare-technology-improves-health-literacy-and-outcomes-through-patient-engagement) *In just 68 seconds, our new video demonstrates how digital healthcare technology improves health literacy and healthcare outcomes by guiding a patient's daily actions through text messaging, email and app.* [Read More](https://blog.ubicare.com/digital-healthcare-technology-improves-health-literacy-and-outcomes-through-patient-engagement) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ubicare.com/digital-healthcare-technology-improves-health-literacy-and-outcomes-through-patient-engagement#comments-listing) Topics: [Patient Engagement](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/patient-engagement), [Patient Experience](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/patient-experience), [Healthcare Technology](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/healthcare-technology), [health literacy](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/health-literacy), [ASC](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/asc) ## [Ambulatory Surgery Centers Succeed by Continuously Engaging Patients](https://blog.ubicare.com/asc-succeed-by-continuously-engaging-patients) Posted by [Debra Zalvan](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/debra-zalvan) on Mar 10, 2021 4:58:14 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/Continuously%20Engage%20Patients_social_badge.png)](https://blog.ubicare.com/asc-succeed-by-continuously-engaging-patients) A powerful tool and essential addition to the patient-centered digital ecosystem of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) is a patient engagement platform. 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