This past week at the HIMSS Conference, Perficient was lucky enough to be able to host a Tweet Up on Patient Engagement. Our own Martin Sizemore emceed the event, which attracted several members of The Walking Gallery. Attendees of the Tweet Up discussed what patients are looking for in a portal, engaging patients who do […]
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Letting Patients Get a Word in Edgewise
I have a proposition I would like to make. Today please meet me at the HIMSS Social Media Center at 11:00 a.m. When you arrive, I want to sit you down in isolation, and I want to give you a complete play-by-play of everything that has happened to me since I arrived in New Orleans. […]
Nike Fuel and Fitbit One Winners at HIMSS13
UPDATE: Congratulations to our winners, Jon Mertz and Sherry Reynolds! Here are the winning Tweets: The e-Patient movement is sure to be a hot topic at HIMSS this year. In fact, in addition to releasing a new Patient 360 white paper and hosting an #ePatient Tweet Up, we’re hoping to help a lucky two winners […]
Patient 360: The Complete View of Patient Engagement
It’s opening day at HIMSS! It was just one year ago at last year’s HIMSS conference that Meaningful Use Stage 2 was released. I found it quite helpful to have caught first glimpse of MU2 while at this event last year since I do strongly believe in the power of socially digesting information. So, now […]
Resolutions for the New Year, Patient Engagement and MUS2
With the dawn of every New Year, I am hopeful that I will keep my resolution to exercise, eat better and be more patient. This year, in addition to my “usual” resolutions noted above, I am also hoping that I can become an “engaged” patient. In fact, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my […]
Portal, Predictive Analytics and Transparency to Improve Health
In a perfect world, human beings would have little need for the Emergency Department except for trauma, critical illness and emergent conditions. Primary Care Physicians would manage their patients proactively, thus eliminating the need for chronic care management, non-emergent care and routine care management in our overburdened Emergency Departments. Unfortunately, we currently have a dichotomy […]
Patients with no patience
I know a man who was instructed to fast before a procedure. He arrived at the surgery center the morning of his procedure. During his prep, they asked if he had anything to eat or drink. He said “I only had coffee this morning.” His doctor informed him they could not do the surgery today […]
Change we can LIVE with
In a recent article by John Lynn, he explains that ACOs are a good idea, but physicians can influence the outcomes and not control the outcomes. In my earlier blog I started to explain that ACO success and longevity will depend on changing patient behavior. This starts with the physicians. For decades, patients, and some […]
HIMSS 2012 Interview with Regina Holliday: Reducing Healthcare Costs with Participatory Medicine [VIDEO]
At HIMSS 2012 we talked with patient advocate Regina Holliday (@ReginaHolliday) on the importance of patient engagement in reducing costs and increasing quality in Healthcare.
Enhance your Patient-Physician Relationship with a Patient Portal
Another Valentine’s Day just passed and I couldn’t help but recall all the movies, shows and interviews that were on television talking repeatedly about how the most important thing for a strong, long lasting, trusting relationship is good communication. Sure, this is no big secret, but it got me thinking about how true this is, […]
Personal Health Data: Giving Patients and Doctors Something To Talk About
One of the most intriguing movements in the healthcare industry today is participatory medicine. Participatory medicine holds a lot of promise and seems to be gaining momentum among both patients and healthcare professionals. Nevertheless, participatory medicine is far from the standard of care, and one of the biggest barriers is actually getting patients interested in […]