Weekly Roundup – July 8, 2023

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. What Aren’t Enough People Talking About in Healthcare? With so much happening in healthcare, it’s easy for some topics to get lost in the weeds. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to tell us what topics need more attention, and answers included maintaining visibility into healthcare operations, making sense of the data deluge, improving patient communication, and understanding the value proposition for interoperability. Read more… How Simple Steps Helped One FQHC Encourage Patients to Adopt Technology. Phoenix-area Mountain Park Health Center saw no-shows drop and reschedules rise after rolling out text-based appointment reminders, Amy Nunez told Colin Hung. For the next step – directing patients to the portal – the health system put QR codes everywhere, from exam room walls to employees’ badges, and doubled the number of portal users in 12 months. Read more… Improving the Patient Experience With Online Scheduling and Chatbots. Richard Eells at Atlanta-based United Digestive explained to John Lynn how the organization is using online scheduling, appointment reminders, online check-in, and chatbots to helpp patients take charge of their interactions with the ...
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