Providers Seek EHR Population Health, Patient Engagement Tools
Healthcare providers are searching for tools to improve patient engagement and facilitate population health management goals.
The industry leading software solution that enables cancer centers to provide coordinated navigation, distress management, and survivorship care planning
Healthcare providers are searching for tools to improve patient engagement and facilitate population health management goals.
A recent study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery found that better care coordination is necessary to improve the quality of lung cancer care.
Vancouver, BC – Equicare Health today announced a new release of its comprehensive care coordination software, EQUICARE CS™ (ECS). ECS v4.3 enables hospitals and cancer centers to deliver coordinated navigation, patient engagement, survivorship care planning, and distress management across multiple locations and different time zones with ease and efficiency.
What trends are shaping the future of cancer care management? The new CMS Oncology Care Model—which incorporates “appropriate aligned financial incentives to improve care coordination, appropriateness of care and access to care for beneficiaries undergoing chemotherapy”—is but one example of the pace of change.
The Center for Health Policy convened a roundtable at the 6th National Accountable Care Organization Summit to discuss accountable care models that address the needs of chronically ill patients, such as those with diabetes or cancer. Many opportunities have been identified worldwide to improve chronic disease care through steps such as better care coordination, more convenient sites of service, remote monitoring, and team-based approaches.
The BC Cancer agency has partnered with Simon Fraser University to create a new survivorship research position to help BC cancer survivors live healthier lives.
“Patient engagement and overall patient experience are becoming key parts of the care delivery equation, as focus continues to shift towards better coordinated care efforts.” Learn more about the role of patient engagement in this article from Healthcare IT News.
“The tenants of accountable care are starting to move the needle on population health management in a measurable way.” An opinion piece in the American Journal of Managed Care discusses how ACOs are improving health while increasingly assuming population health management duties.
EHR technology is in the midst of an evolution from basic documentation tool to population health management and patient engagement platform.
The life and times of an oncology patient navigator: “From logistics, to education, to counseling and transition to post-treatment care, the nurse navigator role has evolved from a mere amenity to a crucial component of cancer care, continuously assisting patients, families, and health care providers across the care continuum.”