Healthcare IT News: Patient Engagement

Patient engagement is a strategy for improving the health outcomes of patients by involving them in their self-care. Researchers suggest that patients who are actively engaged in their health care tend to be healthier. Due to this, many public and private health care organizations have developed efficient patient engagement strategies for ensuring positive care outcomes and patient self-management. Patient engagement in healthcare involves combining a patient’s knowledge, skills, ability, and willingness to manage their health to improve outcomes, drive better patient care, and achieve lower costs. Patient engagement solutions foster trust between patients and the professionals treating them and are critical for maintaining continuity of care.