Top 3 Digital Innovations that Transformed Healthcare

The following is a guest article by Chad Anguilm, Vice President of Growth at Medical Advantage Patient engagement is the next frontier in healthcare and single-platform patient portals created the digital foundation for this ongoing transformation. In today’s technology-driven world, patients now expect a seamless healthcare experience, which translates to a digital “one-stop shop” for managing their personal health information.  Many patients already use patient portals for tasks such as scheduling appointments and requesting prescription refills. However, today patients are increasingly utilizing existing technology to participate in their own health journey more actively.  The Progress of Digital Transformation Digital transformation occurs when positive changes in health information technology improve interactions between providers and patients. Legacy EHRs, while transformational for early adopters, were designed primarily for the safe exchange of patient data between providers.  Today’s EHRs have transformed the healthcare landscape by providing patients unprecedented – and long overdue – access to their personal health information. Legislation regulating patient data also favors transparency, since providers, developers, and health information networks now are prohibited from engaging in practices that would prevent patients from receiving personal health data or inhibit an exchange of data at the patient’s request. The following three innovations cre...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Communication and Patient Experience EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Chad Anguilm CMS Digital Innovation Digital Transformation Healthcare Digital Transformation Medical Advantage patient data patient engagem Source Type: blogs