Patient Engagement July 24, 2017
From chronic disease management to risk stratification, these patient engagement terms are key to value-based care models.
Healthcare professionals are increasingly adopting value-based care models, and turning to strong patient engagement tactics to drive success. However, the language used in patient engagement and value-based care discussions is sometimes nebulous, difficult to understand, or overlapping with other industry keywords.
In alphabetical order, PatientEngagementHIT.com defines the latest patient engagement buzzwords pertaining to the current rise of value-based care initiatives.
CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Patients with a life-long, chronic condition typically receive treatment and self-management plans from their providers. These patients may maintain a strict medication regimen, wellness activities, and health behavior change plans to help keep a chronic condition from developing into a...