patient engagement

Five Ways Telehealth is Better Than In-Person Care

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Five Ways Telehealth is Better Than In-Person Care Despite the hubbub around telehealth for the past 2+ years, I still hear providers (and some patients) talking about it in absolutes.  Some unattributed quotes:   “My patients prefer to see me in person.”   “I can’t make a diagnosis without the physical exam.” “Can the doctor take good …

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Patient Engagement: Overused Sound Bite or Transformative Opportunity?

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Criteria for Stage 3 of meaningful use of EHRs were released recently and there is lots of controversy, as would have been predicted. One set of recommendations that is raising eyebrows is around patient engagement. The recommendations include three measures of engagement, and providers would have to report on all three of them, but successfully …

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