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Celebrating National Patient Experience Week: Putting Patients First

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

National Patient Experience Week is an annual event dedicated to celebrating healthcare and the importance of patient-centered care. It’s a great way to re-energize efforts towards improving patient experience and to recognize and appreciate the people who impact patient experience every day.

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Mobile patient communication and telehealth tool helps transform Indiana Hernia Center

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Paul Szotek of the Indiana Hernia Center in Carmel, Indiana, has some very strong feelings about what he calls the loss of the doctor-patient relationship. Most patients are searching the web to research both their conditions and their potential surgeons prior to consultation, Szotek said. THE PROBLEM.

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Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Hospitals must learn to run like fast-paced private practice ASCs, who benefit from lofty, high-volume facility fees. Bicycle Health for example, is now working with Albertsons pharmacies to allow patients struggling with opioid addiction to receive life-saving medications conveniently and without stigma.