on November 21, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Patient engagement technology has become essential as healthcare increasingly shifts toward digital, patient-centered care. The global patient engagement solutions market is projected to grow at an impressive 17.7% annual rate, reaching $70.3 billion by 2030. This rapid adoption underscores how much practices and hospitals value tools that streamline engagement across the patient journey.
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on November 13, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Patient data is one of the most sensitive types of information healthcare organizations handle, and its protection is non-negotiable. From medical history to diagnoses, this data holds immense value—not just to providers but also to hackers. A data breach could lead to serious consequences, such as identity theft or insurance fraud, and could erode the trust patients place in their care teams.
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on November 7, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Insurance eligibility verification confirms a patient’s coverage before care, ensuring smooth operations and a positive experience for both patients and providers. When insurance isn’t active or doesn’t cover the scheduled service or booked provider, patients may be left responsible for the full bill. This often leads to payment delays or missed payments which can disrupt the practice’s revenue cycle and introduce further complications.
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on October 31, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Patient engagement is important because it directly improves health outcomes while driving growth and sustainability for healthcare providers. Actively engaged patients are more likely to attend appointments, adhere to treatments, and communicate effectively with their providers, all of which contribute to better health and fewer complications. This proactive approach also reduces costs and the demand on healthcare resources, freeing providers to focus on delivering quality care.
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on October 23, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Over the past decade, the term ‘patient engagement’ has shifted from just a buzzword to a fundamental pillar of effective care. This shift reflects a broader transformation in healthcare. The relationship between providers and patients is no longer one-sided. Patients are now active participants in their care, expecting more involvement and control over their healthcare experiences. With easy access to information and a more consumer-driven mindset, patients are researching treatment options, asking more questions, and even challenging their provider’s recommendations.
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on August 21, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Patient engagement helps patients and their providers connect by promoting an active partnership and shared decision-making. The result is better health outcomes, reduced healthcare costs, and easier healthcare consumerism navigation.
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on May 21, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
A patient engagement platform is a software solution designed to empower patients to actively participate in their healthcare journey and enhance communication between patients and healthcare providers. These platforms can vary in functionality and scope, and offer solutions that simplify the healthcare experience such as online scheduling, 24/7 access to medical records, digital intake forms, two-way online communication with providers, easy access to educational resources, and other self-management tools.
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on March 28, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have transformed the landscape of care delivery, assistinghealthcare organizations in efficiently documenting clinical encounters and overseeing patient records. Nonetheless, as patients take a more active role in their healthcare journey, EHR vendors are under increasing pressure to adapt their systems to prioritize the needs of today’s healthcare consumer.
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on March 19, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
The disparity in access to the internet—widely referred to as the digital divide—is significantly affected by geography and poses a challenge for many federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs). A recent reportfound that over 22% of rural Americans and almost 30% of Americans in tribal lands lack reliable and affordable high-speed internet.
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on March 11, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
A critical, yet often-overlooked component to successful practice management is patient scheduling. Done correctly, it ensures a smooth flow of patients throughout the day with few backlogs or gaps and increases revenue. Done poorly, it results in angry patients, wasted time, stressed staff, and rushed appointments.
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