A checklist from Emmi Solutions includes more than 50 questions to help healthcare leaders evaluate patient engagement vendors and technology.
The checklist addresses the following criteria for a vendor and patient engagement technology:
• Understands how to synthesize and deliver actionable information for patients
• Facilitates engagement along the full continuum of care
• Engages patients at their convenience:
• Seamlessly integrates into existing IT systems and workflow
• Measures impact at the individual patient level
• Measures and delivers an economic return
• Is backed by an organization with the requisite knowledge and experience
• Effectively supports the near-term and long-term objectives of the organization
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The checklist addresses the following criteria for a vendor and patient engagement technology:
• Understands how to synthesize and deliver actionable information for patients
• Facilitates engagement along the full continuum of care
• Engages patients at their convenience:
• Seamlessly integrates into existing IT systems and workflow
• Measures impact at the individual patient level
• Measures and delivers an economic return
• Is backed by an organization with the requisite knowledge and experience
• Effectively supports the near-term and long-term objectives of the organization
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