Monday, September 15, 2014

#NHITWeek Dr Patrick Conway – Patient Engagement – The foundation of Health Reform and Transformation #BlueButton

Dr Patrick Conway is Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Quality, Cheif Medical Officer, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS

Talking about working with patients and clinicians to agree on quality measures.

BlueButton:

Over 400,000 Medicare users have downloaded Bluebutton data.

Innovation Center at CMS

Patient and Family Engagement is core to transitions of care and reducing harm in in-patient settings.

Looking at Beneficiary engagement that drive better health outcomes.

Dr Conway talks about a Patient/Physician Learning network using social media – More powerful than any drig.

Effective engagement of patients and families drives better outcomes.

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Mark Scrimshire
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