Patient Engagement Archives

Case study: Optimizing the medical problem list with clinical categorization

Learn how Ozarks Healthcare employed IMO Health’s medical problem list tool to reduce redundancies and inaccuracies, boosting provider engagement and patient care.

The push for patient-friendly terminology

Communicating with patients shouldn’t mean settling for confusing clinical terminology. Learn how patient-friendly language is changing the conversation.

An infographic introduction to social determinants of health

Learn about social determinants of health and why they’re key to fighting health disparities resulting from inequity.

The evolution of the EHR

Andrew S. Kanter, MD, and Steven Rube, MD, reflect on the early days of electronic health record (EHR) technology and what the

Screening and responding to social determinants of health

Healthcare providers must screen for and measure SDOH to move towards health equity, but challenges in standardization and alignment lie ahead.

The untapped potential of patient-generated data

The proliferation of patient portals and personal health records has highlighted the importance of capturing and standardizing patient-generated data.

Managing HCCs for the right reimbursement

Sometimes close enough is good enough, but for those capturing and documenting high-risk patient diagnoses in the EHR, added specificity is key.

Social determinants of health 101: Building equity

Capturing social determinants of health (SDOH) enables the use of data to fight healthcare disparities that often result from inequity. Read on

Why getting surgical documentation right matters

When it comes to surgery, if something isn’t documented in a patient’s chart it’s as though it didn’t happen. Even the most

The challenge of vaccinating the most vulnerable

In December 2020, the FDA granted emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 vaccine, initiating the largest inoculation effort in US history.