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. Significant Disparities in Telemedicine Use, Especially Among Older and Non-White Patients
   
   
2. Patient Characteristics Associated With Telemedicine Access for Primary and Specialty Ambulatory Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
   
   
3. Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic Condition Management: Leveraging Technology in a Value-Based System
   
   
4. New Measures Under Consideration Mark a Milestone for CMS' Reimagined Quality Strategy to Increase Digital Innovation and Reduce Burden
   
   
5. A New Vision for Remote Patient Monitoring: Creating Sustainable Financial, Operational and Clinical Outcomes
   
   
6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Could Improve Its Wage Index Adjustment for Hospitals in Areas With the Lowest Wages
   
   
7. Profiting from Population Health Revenue in an ACO: Framework for Medicare Shared Savings and MIPS Success
   
   
8. Command Center Solutions to Save Millions of Dollars for Hospitals by Addressing Operational Inefficiencies
   
   
9. Long-Term Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Differ by Sex
   
   
10. Inclusive, Culturally Competent Care Crucial to Caring for Non-English Speakers During COVID-19 Pandemic
    
    
11. Reducing Avoidable Healthcare Utilization: Re-Directing Non-Emergent Care To Appropriate Care Settings
    
    
12. Accountable Care Organizations: Benchmarks and Metrics
    
    
13. Mass General Brigham Continues to Improve Care for Medicare Beneficiaries, Generates Cost-Savings
    
    
14. Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Offer Effective Strategies to Reduce Unnecessary Prescriptions and Improve Patient Outcomes
    
    
15. Overdose Deaths Accelerating During COVID-19
    
    
16. FCC Selecting Awardees for Connected Care Pilot Program
    
    

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