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U.S. Healthcare Ranks Last Among High-Income Nations: An Rx for Immediate Improvement

Posted by Debra Zalvan on Sep 22, 2021 1:24:58 PM

Healthcare organizations can address 4 specific failures with affordable patient engagement technology

The Commonwealth Fund recently reported 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.


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Topics: Improving Patient Outcomes, Patient Engagement, Healthcare Technology, Maternity Care, UbiCare

Leapfrog Report Identifies Patient Experience Challenges in Hospitals And Outpatient Facilities

Posted by Debra Zalvan on Jul 29, 2021 10:38:26 AM

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.


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Topics: Patient Engagement, Patient Experience, patient satisfaction, UbiCare, HCAHPS

How Digital Healthcare Technology Improves Health Literacy and Outcomes Through Patient Engagement

Posted by Debra Zalvan on May 11, 2021 5:43:09 AM

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.

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Topics: Patient Engagement, Patient Experience, Healthcare Technology, health literacy, ASC

Flu Shots Are a Top Healthcare Priority This Year

Posted by Debra Zalvan on Nov 5, 2020 7:15:00 AM

How Do You Make Sure Your Patients Get the Message?

According to the CDC, “reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses, like flu, this fall and winter is more important than ever.” Keeping people healthy during flu season and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic will be particularly important – and challenging. So how do hospitals, health systems and medical practices attract patients’ attention, counter misinformation and successfully urge patients to get the flu vaccine? How do you ensure that patients receive critical messages that can impact care, outcomes and cost?

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Topics: Patient Engagement, UbiCare, SmarteXp, patient education, COVID-19