As we fast approach the golden age in medicine, driven by hard-fought advances in science and technology that enable treatments and outcomes that once were the stuff of science fiction. And yet for most patients, the care coordination process and their healthcare experience remains firmly, and frustratingly, stuck in...
There are many challenges for the US healthcare system, from multiple-step data sharing procedures, clinical trials and medical research to complex billing and less-than-optimal patient experience. The stakeholders involved in Healthcare organizations are under increasingly heavy pressure to both control costs and continue to provide high-quality care to patients....
Care coordination involves deliberately organizing patient care activities and sharing information among all of the participants concerned with a patient’s care to achieve safer and more effective care. This means that the patient’s needs and preferences are known ahead of time and communicated at the right time to the...