
@ShahidNShah
I’ll be at #HIMSS15 in Chicago this week and am preparing for the onslaught of the term “patient engagement”. It’s both overused and ill-defined which means it’s almost meaningless as a category of technology or approaches. It’s also multi-faceted which means a definition is not going to be forthcoming soon; so, I’m not going to try. As I go through the educational sessions and exhibits looking at patient engagement solutions, I’m going to be trying to figure out how to categorize them. My initial thoughts about how to do are shown below.
The most important facets I’ll be looking at are:
What are the facets you’ll be looking for in patient engagement (PE) solutions?
I’ll be discussing these topics and more at the following #HIMSS15 events and would love to talk in person. I’ll be speaking about PE at the Medecision, SAP, and iPatientCare booths because all three of these companies are doing some serious and insightful thinking about patient engagement from different angles. They’re going beyond the trends and high level BS and diving deep into what really causes patients to engage in their own care. Here are the times and locations:
Join me at one or all of these events and let’s discuss the realities of patient engagement and what you think solution providers should focus on.
Shahid Shah is an internationally recognized enterprise software guru that specializes in digital health with an emphasis on e-health, EHR/EMR, big data, iOT, data interoperability, med device connectivity, and bioinformatics.
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