What does the industry need to do so that patients want to engage?

Technology Accessibility

Actively engage patients where they live, work, and play

Make it easy for patientsto share their record with their care team

Make it easy for people to sign up • On their smart phone • During a visit • With staff helping them right there

Make it easy for patients to access all of their data in ONE place

Make it easy for patients to add appropriate data to their record and share with providers

Developand

Implementa killer

app

Combine patient portals with today’s smart phonetechnology

64% of Americans use smart phones*

46% of smart phone users say they “couldn’t live without their smart phones”*

Where’s the killer app?

63% of smart phone owners use their phones to go online*

There are more than

3.1 million apps available for Androids and iPhones**

More than

43,000new applications and games were submitted to the iTunes App in Dec. 2014 and the number keeps growing**

*According to the Pew Research center **According to Statista 2015

Awareness• Many are unaware of portals• Many are unaware of mobile applications that can help them engage in their care

Accessibility• It’s not easy to sign up for some of the available portals• Patients aren’t receiving coaching about how to use the technology• It’s not easy for patients to access their data, and they can’t see it all in one place

Availability• Not all providers offer patient engagement technology

Information• Patients are getting a “monologue” of data flowing to them• Patients can’t send information back to their providers

Why aren’t more patients engaging in their own healthcare?

The healthcare industry has been discussing patient engagement for years — and we’re not there yet.

Here are some opening thoughts about why we’re not, and how to make it happen. Then, read on to learn about how you can join a HIStalk TweetChat about this topic on Sept. 24.

Portals, Mobile Devices,and Patient Engagement

Why aren’t patients engaging in their healthcare?

Could it be that one of the things missing is a killer patient engagement app?

So why aren’t we — providers and patients — using our smart phones for patient engagement?

HIStalk TweetChatSept. 24, 2015, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET

As we said, these are some opening thoughts. Then on Sept. 24, at 1:00 pm ET, Frank Fortner, President of Iatric Systems, will host an

HIStalk TweetChat, to hear from others about their thoughts on Patient Engagement. We’ll be sure to share with you what the participants think!

TweetChat InstructionsIt’s easy to join the Twitter conversation by logging into TweetChat,

which automatically keeps you in the conversation by tagging all tweets with the #HIStalking hash tag. If you are unable to access the

TweetChat room, simply search in Twitter for #HIStalking and follow the conversation. To contribute, be sure and tag your tweets with

#HIStalking so they can be seen by other chat participants.

TweetChat InstructionsIt’s easy to join the Twitter conversation by logging into TweetChat,

which automatically keeps you in the conversation by tagging all tweets with the #HIStalking hash tag. If you are unable to access the

TweetChat room, simply search in Twitter for #HIStalking and follow the conversation. To contribute, be sure and tag your tweets with

#HIStalking so they can be seen by other chat participants.

Check out our Patient Experience blog — another great way to get involved in the Patient Engagement discussion.

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