By David Sawin – Missed appointments are one of those not-so-obvious ways hospitals are losing money each year. The reported cost is an astonishing $150 billion dollars per year in missed revenue.
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By Tommy White – One of the most commonly discussed ideas in healthcare today is patient engagement – or, more specifically, how healthcare providers can encourage patients to become more engaged in their care.
By Tommy White – With the number of Americans who own smartphones steadily increasing – recent research indicates that more than two-thirds of adults own some type of smartphone — the number of people using apps to help manage their healthcare is also increasing.
The number of mobile health applications available to consumers now surpasses 165,000, as developers incorporate innovative data collection features linked to sensors and wearables, according to a new report released by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
That phone app keeping track of your exercise and meals might keep you out of the hospital one day. Why give your doctors permission to…