Electronic patient engagement technologies are having a significant impact on diabetes-related health outcomes and can help to increase patient to provider diabetes care plan involvement and communication. This HITEQ webinar explored use cases and strategies for effective adoption and evaluation of electronic patient engagement diabetes interventions within the health center setting.

There are thousands of consumer health applications (health apps), which run on smartphones, watches, tablets, and other mobile devices. These Health Apps are available for download for general consumers, patients, and healthcare professionals. Currently, there is no governmental agency that provides certification or guidance on health apps, although there are several projects from organizations such as HL7, the FDA, ONC, and OCR that are working to provide guidance. User discrepancy in terms of the validity and safety of the health apps they choose to use are primarily based on ratings or recommendations. This guide seeks to provide a health app decision tree that can assist medical professionals and consumers in making wise choices when using health apps.

Growing numbers of agricultural workers use mobile phones, which presents an opportunity to engage them in healthy behavior interventions. This webinar brings together experts with experience in using mobile technology in agricultural worker communities. 

Many times when we think of mobile health it is in the terms of patient engagement and communication, but it is important for Health Centers to also be familiar with privacy and security concerns as it relates to mobile devices used by providers and staff.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCOE) has recently provided two new resources that cover movile device security and a catalogue of currently known threats. Both items are available for download from the NCCOE website.

This report from the Connonwealth Fund provides researchers and organizations with methods for evaluating effectiveness, safety, quality, and opportunities to better engage patients in self-management of their health.

The domain of patient engagement within mobile health was defined as "the ability for apps to enable collaboration, activation and participation, information-sharing, and decision-making in one’s own health."

This HIMSS article published in 2014 discusses opportunities for use of Mobile Health tools for helping people better manage chronic illnesses. The authors identify that "mHealth offers patients a greater sense of connectedness to care providers, improved sense of well-being and increased satisfaction with the care experience."

Patient generated data (PGD) via mobile health devices provides opportunities for better understanding of lifestyle behaviors of patients and social determinants of health. Authors of this article identified potential opportunities in use of PGD included agenda setting, self-care, and identification of potential social and lifestyle barriers.

The Texting for Better Care Toolkit provided by the Center for Care Innovations includes resources and guides for healthcare providers interested in implementing texting campaigns at their facilities. Tools include example consent forms and workflows, procedural diagrams for texting message flow, texting vendors and overall program strategies for use within safety net populations.

This webinar series will showcase how to make your service or practice more accessible to young adults (Millennials) in order to retain them in care.

Surescripts is leading an industry wide effort to improve the quality and increase the value of ePrescribing. We will discuss the importance of analyzing every prescription for quality and completeness to ensure safety and quality of the ePrescribing process.