The perennial challenge for healthcare organizations as they continue to develop and refine programs aimed at improving healthcare quality while reducing costs is engaging patients in these initiatives. Actively engaged patients have been shown to have lower costs and improved outcomes. The percentage of healthcare organizations with a formal patient engagement program inched slightly higher between 2017 and 2019 with 75 percent reporting they have a formal program in 2019, compared with 71 percent in 2017, according to the Patient Engagement Survey by the Healthcare Intelligence Network

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1. HHS Releases Healthcare Price Transparency Requirements
   
   
2. Statewide Network for Clinical Data Sharing Reduces Healthcare Costs by an Estimated $160-195 Million Annually
   
   
3. Health Analytics in Accountable Care: Leveraging Data to Transform ACO Performance and Results
   
   
4. Population Health Driving Significant Investments in Remote Patient Monitoring
   
   
5. "Nudging" Heart Patients to Take Their Medications Leads to Better Adherence and Better Patient Outcomes
   
   
6. Infographic: Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Could Be More Connected to Electronic Medical Records
   
   
7. Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic Condition Management: Leveraging Technology in a Value-Based System
   
   
8. New Chart: What Are the Leading Impacts of Telehealth on Healthcare Quality Metrics?
   
   
9. Remote Monitoring of High-Risk Patients: Telehealth Protocols for Chronic Care Management
   
   
10. New Aetna Medicare Programs Help Combat Social Isolation, Improve Health Outcomes
    
    
11. Social Determinants of Health Initiatives: Benchmarks and Metrics
    
    
12. Empathy Interviewing Elicits Patient's 'Story,' Uncovers Social Determinants of Health
    
    
13. Through Apple Heart Study, Stanford Medicine Researchers Show Wearable Technology Can Help Detect Atrial Fibrillation
    
    
14. Northwell, Federal Medical Program Improves Care, Reduces Cost of Treating Frail Elderly Patients at Home
    
    
15. Opening Medicare to Americans Aged 50 to 64 Would Cut Their Insurance Costs, But Drive Up Insurance Prices for Younger People
    
    
16. Social Determinants of Health Screenings Leverage Learnings from Existing Pilots
    
    
17. Care Coordination of Highest-Risk Patients: Business Case for Managing Complex Populations
    
    
18. Parents Cite Barriers in Recognizing Youth Depression
    
    
19. Virtual Cardiology Follow-ups May Safely Save Families Time, Cost
    
    
20. Most Wired Trends Report Sheds Light on Participants' Use of Healthcare Technology
    
    
21. Fragmented Physical Activity Linked to Higher Risk of Death in Older Adults

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