InteliChart's patient engagement blog for the latest news, info & tips on how to improve patient outcomes and keep your practice profitable.
on August 21, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Patient engagement helps patients and their providers connect by promoting an active partnership and shared decision-making. The result is better health outcomes, reduced healthcare costs, and easier healthcare consumerism navigation.
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on August 15, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Today, providers recognize the value and benefits of engaging with their patients. It leads to increased patient satisfaction and retention, improved health outcomes, greater profitability, and reduced workload. In fact, 62% of patients say that good communication and continuous engagement are the most important factors when choosing care.
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on July 26, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
According to a recent study, 80% of patients prefer a physician who offers online scheduling. Although many health IT vendors claim their scheduling technology is self-service, patients often discover otherwise. Limited functionality and outdated integration methods hinder real-time scheduling and frequently lead to inconveniences and bottlenecks for all involved. Fortunately, InteliChart’s Patient Schedule offers exactly what it promises – a truly convenient self-scheduling experience that drives new patient acquisition and satisfaction, while automating appointment management for staff. Let’s explore what your patients and staff can expect with the InteliChart’s Patient Schedule versus other patient engagement vendors.
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on May 21, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
A patient engagement platform is a software solution designed to empower patients to actively participate in their healthcare journey and enhance communication between patients and healthcare providers. These platforms can vary in functionality and scope, and offer solutions that simplify the healthcare experience such as online scheduling, 24/7 access to medical records, digital intake forms, two-way online communication with providers, easy access to educational resources, and other self-management tools.
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on April 1, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
According to a recent survey of 1,000 patients conducted by InteliChart, 68% of patients prefer to fill out intake forms online. Although many health IT vendors claim their technology can digitize and streamline the entire intake process, there are often hidden limitations caused by outdated integration methods, technology that doesn’t work well together, or a lack of self-service customization options. Fortunately, InteliChart’s Patient Intake offers exactly what it promises – a truly customizable intake experience that can eliminate the use of paper forms for good. Let’s explore what your patients and staff can expect with the InteliChart’s Patient Intake versus other patient engagement vendors.
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on March 28, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have transformed the landscape of care delivery, assistinghealthcare organizations in efficiently documenting clinical encounters and overseeing patient records. Nonetheless, as patients take a more active role in their healthcare journey, EHR vendors are under increasing pressure to adapt their systems to prioritize the needs of today’s healthcare consumer.
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on March 19, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
The disparity in access to the internet—widely referred to as the digital divide—is significantly affected by geography and poses a challenge for many federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs). A recent reportfound that over 22% of rural Americans and almost 30% of Americans in tribal lands lack reliable and affordable high-speed internet.
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on March 11, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
A critical, yet often-overlooked component to successful practice management is patient scheduling. Done correctly, it ensures a smooth flow of patients throughout the day with few backlogs or gaps and increases revenue. Done poorly, it results in angry patients, wasted time, stressed staff, and rushed appointments.
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on February 27, 2024 | By The InteliChart Team
In the landscape of healthcare quality assessment, traditional metrics like CAHPS survey scores have long been the gold standard for evaluating patient satisfaction. However, relying solely on these standardized surveys may overlook crucial aspects of a positive patient experience, leading to an incomplete understanding of satisfaction levels.
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on December 5, 2023 | By The InteliChart Team
According to the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, flu progression in the Southern Hemisphere is a good predictor of our flu season in the United States. This year, flu season spiked early in Australia, which may indicate we’re in for a wave of cases soon. For healthcare leaders, this means mobilizing resources swiftly to curb the impact. As healthcare professionals, you have a pivotal role in safeguarding your patients' health, and one crucial way to do this is by increasing flu vaccination rates. In this blog, we'll explore a dual approach to achieving this goal: quick, straightforward strategies that require minimal preparation, and technology-enhanced methods that harness the power of innovation for even better results.
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