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Public Health Messaging on RSV Needs Leg Up for Older Adults

September 6, 2023September 7, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

September 06, 2023 – Six in 10 adults over age 50 haven’t heard of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, and another 70 percent haven’t heard of the RSV vaccine most experts say could…

Rural Hospitals Focus on Social Determinants of Health, Transportation

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

August 31, 2023 – Rural healthcare organizations excel at addressing social determinants of health despite the barriers blocking patient care access, a new University of Missouri study found.

Overall, hospitals and health systems serving…

What’s The Best Way to Discuss Value-Based Care with Patients?

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

August 29, 2023 – There might be a right and a wrong way to discuss value-based care with patients, with new data from advocacy group United States of Care showing that terms like…

What Do Orgs Want in Patient Safety & Compliance Technology?

August 25, 2023August 25, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

August 25, 2023 – Functionality is the name of the game for patient safety and compliance technology vendors, with healthcare organizations foremost prioritizing technology functionality when making purchasing decisions, according to a recent…

OpenNotes Launches Resources to Help Patients Use Clinician Notes

August 22, 2023August 23, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

August 22, 2023 – Patient advocacy group OpenNotes wants to make it easier for patients to take advantage of open clinical notes through the launch of its online resource, How To Use Open…

Patient Education, Navigation Stand in the Way of Preventive Screening

August 22, 2023August 23, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

August 22, 2023 – There are a lot of reasons why a young person might delay a preventive screening, with a new survey looking at colorectal cancer (CRC) screening showing that patient education…

Latinas See Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening, Age of Diagnosis

August 17, 2023August 18, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

August 17, 2023 – Hispanic or Latina women get diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age than their counterparts of other races, but that’s not because of more habitual breast cancer screening…

How Common Is Medical Misinformation Spread by Physicians?

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

August 16, 2023 – Although the number of doctors spreading medical misinformation is small, new data looking particularly at COVID-19-related misinformation reveals that providers have a broad reach with their false claims.

That broad reach could…

Same Home Care Nurse May Cut Hospital Readmissions for LEP Patients

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

August 10, 2023 – Organizations looking to cut down on hospital readmissions among their limited English proficiency (LEP) populations getting home-based care may consider deploying the same nurse for every visit, according to…

78% of Adults with OUD Go Without Access to Addiction Treatment

August 8, 2023August 9, 2023Patient Engagement HIT

By Sara Heath

August 08, 2023 – Only a fifth of the nearly 2.5 million adults with opioid use disorder received medication for the disease 2021, leaving millions without access to addiction treatment, according to new…

Diverging trajectories of trust in healthcare and on-line information seeking: what’s next with LLMs

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Embedding clinical intelligence to help close care gaps

Impact of Mobilization Facilitated by Wearable Device Enhanced Patient Monitoring/Electrophysiology Pod–Based Feedback on Postoperative Complications Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial

Author: Patient Engagement HIT

Public Health Messaging on RSV Needs Leg Up for Older Adults

What’s The Best Way to Discuss Value-Based Care with Patients?

What Do Orgs Want in Patient Safety & Compliance Technology?

OpenNotes Launches Resources to Help Patients Use Clinician Notes

Patient Education, Navigation Stand in the Way of Preventive Screening

Latinas See Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening, Age of Diagnosis

Same Home Care Nurse May Cut Hospital Readmissions for LEP Patients

78% of Adults with OUD Go Without Access to Addiction Treatment

Diverging trajectories of trust in healthcare and on-line information seeking: what’s next with LLMs

What impact has healow had on your organization and the patients’ experience?

Weekly Roundup – January 31, 2026

Embedding clinical intelligence to help close care gaps

Impact of Mobilization Facilitated by Wearable Device Enhanced Patient Monitoring/Electrophysiology Pod–Based Feedback on Postoperative Complications Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial

Meditech founder Neil Pappalardo dies at 83

The Landscape of Mobile Apps for Healthy Eating: Case Study for a Systematic Review and Quality Assessment

Decagon raises $250M for AI agents, triples valuation to $4.5B

Successful AI adoption requires meaningful change management

The Safe AI in Medicaid Alliance can help providers hone their tactics

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