Here’s what you should know.
1. Increasing patient engagement by generating health data and relaying it to providers will become invaluable as the industry shifts towards value-based care.
2. By encouraging patients to be more engaged, providers can better coordinate care and improve outcomes.
3. Some ways providers can engage patients include:
- Offer an instructional video on an upcoming procedure for patients to watch
- Tracking key chronic condition metrics like blood pressure, activity level and weight
- Encouraging them to meet individual exercise goals or adhere to a dietary plan
4. Services similar to oncology, where patients have a motivation to stick to treatment schedules and drug regimes, align perfectly with value-based care because they encourage active patient, provider participation.
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