HealthsystemCIO.com October 14, 2020
It’s one thing to state that patient engagement has evolved significantly during the past few years. It’s quite another to point out that methods currently being used to diagnose and treat conditions weren’t even on the radars of most healthcare IT leaders five years ago.
That, however, is precisely what has happened, said Sri Bharadwaj, VP of Digital Innovation at Franciscan Health, during a recent panel discussion. “Our informatics strategy has been completely turned upside down,” he noted. By leveraging capabilities like remote monitoring, physicians can pull data from devices to observe trends, identify potential issues, and, if necessary, intervene. “We have redefined how we engage with patients.”
Of course, there’s still a long way to go before consumerization’s impact...