--- title: The UbiBlog | Patient Engagement and Value-Based Care Analysis | patient activation description: patient activation | 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/) ## [Healthcare Internet Conference (#HCIC19) Presenters Discuss Patient Engagement: Improved Outcomes, Reduced Costs and Personal Connections](https://blog.ubicare.com/hcic19-presenters-discuss-patient-engagement) Posted by [Debra Zalvan](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/debra-zalvan) on Oct 23, 2019 7:30:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/hcic19-presenters-blog_social_badge.png)](https://blog.ubicare.com/hcic19-presenters-discuss-patient-engagement) On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, I have the pleasure of joining Melanie Iannace, Musculoskeletal Service Coordinator at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, to deliver a presentation at #HCIC19, the 23rd Annual Healthcare Internet Conference. To prepare, we had an interesting discussion about our motivations for this presentation, the messages we’re most passionate about and the 1 or 2 takeaways we really want to communicate. The conversation was so interesting, I wanted to share some of our thoughts directly in this blog post. [Read More](https://blog.ubicare.com/hcic19-presenters-discuss-patient-engagement) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ubicare.com/hcic19-presenters-discuss-patient-engagement#comments-listing) Topics: [Patient Experience](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/patient-experience), [patient activation](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/patient-activation), [UbiCare](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/ubicare), [SmarteXp](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/smartexp), [patient education](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/patient-education), [#HCIC19](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/hcic19), [reduce costs](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/reduce-costs), [personal connections](https://blog.ubicare.com/topic/personal-connections) ## [Choosing the Right Patient Engagement Platform](https://blog.ubicare.com/choosing-the-right-patient-engagement-platform) Posted by [Debra Zalvan](https://blog.ubicare.com/author/debra-zalvan) on Oct 10, 2019 7:45:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.ubicare.com/hubfs/how%20to%20choose-blog_social_badge.png)](https://blog.ubicare.com/choosing-the-right-patient-engagement-platform) Hospitals and healthcare professionals are increasingly realizing that digital [patient engagement and patient activation](https://blog.ubicare.com/patient-engagement-vs-patient-activation) can influence patient behavior and improve outcomes. Different platforms have been introduced to the market, each bringing a different menu of features and capabilities. As you consider your objectives for patient engagement, and your options for platforms that support those objectives, there are a couple of critical considerations to keep in mind. 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But that's not to suggest you should forget about the star ratings themselves. Today's consumers seek out — and attach great importance to comparative ratings that are reported by their peers (think Yelp®, TripAdvisor®, or even Amazon®). A 2018 report from Deloitte, [Inside the patient journey: Three key touch points for consumer engagement strategies,](https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/health-care/patient-engagement-health-care-consumer-survey.html) reported that more consumers are using quality ratings than in previous years. We must assume the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) star ratings will be an increasingly important resource for healthcare consumers in the future. 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