As a healthcare provider and bariatrics surgeon, you are dedicated to ensuring a high success rate for your patient’s weight loss surgery. Patient engagement is critical to how successful your bariatric patient’s results will be. Ensuring their successful results through patient enablement will improve the operational outcomes for your practice as well. Connecting with your […]
Operational Efficiency, Patient Engagement, Press Releases, Wellbe Insights
Cutting Edge Technology Helps New Moms Prepare and Care for Their Baby
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Jan
Jan
Wellbe is proud to partner with Sauk Prairie Healthcare in bringing care automation to their Birth Center. Funded by a generous gift from Lea Culver, moms are now receiving information to meet their needs, when they need it, through ConnectedCare’s interactive patient pathways. Lea was impressed by what she saw. “It was great to see how […]
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Dec
Dec
Patient enablement is an emerging and vital approach to ensure holistic, patient-centered care delivery. It marries the journey with a patient’s potential to manage their steps as effectively as possible and in a patient-friendly manner. Introducing appropriate patient enablement processes and technologies allow patients to actively participate in their medical treatment journey with minimal influence […]
Bariatrics, Operational Efficiency, Patient Engagement, Topics, Wellbe Insights
A Quick Guide to Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Bariatric Surgery
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Dec
Dec
An estimated 38% of health care organizations currently use PROMs across all surgical specialties, and 17% more plan to use them within the next three years. Well-designed PROMs improve clinical decision-making and provide key insights that enable quality improvements. Patient-reported data also helps health care organizations prove the value of their programs to patients, payers, […]
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Dec
Dec
Emerging technologies in healthcare are changing the practice of medicine, and it can be difficult to stay current. As patients become more proficient in using digital devices, they have more opportunities to participate in their care. This means providers must consider the patient’s experience at every stage in the continuum of care. Read on to […]
Operational Efficiency, Patient Engagement, Wellbe Insights
5 Strategies to Improve Patient Flow in Specialties
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Dec
Dec
Streamlined patient flow in specialties is essential to the success of any medical group practice. When it comes to patient satisfaction, the care of doctors, nurses, and medical staff isn’t typically a cause for complaint. Rather, it’s patient pipeline flow. Patient grievances range from long wait times and poor patient navigation to lack of patient […]
Orthopedics & Spine, Patient Engagement, Wellbe Insights
3 Highly Effective Ways to Speed Up Orthopedic Surgery Recovery in Patients
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Nov
Nov
Increasingly, international health care facilities are adapting their healthcare services to implement Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) principles. Known as ERAS, enhanced recovery after surgery protocols incorporate various health strategies that nurture and accelerate the rate of orthopedic surgery recovery time. ERAS’s goal is aimed at reducing the stress of surgery on your patients by […]
Operational Efficiency, Patient Engagement, Wellbe Insights
How Patient Enablement Builds Partnership and Boosts Your Bottom Line
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Nov
Nov
Are you looking for ways to cut back on costs and boost the revenue of your medical group or bariatric specialty? If so, you might want to consider one often overlooked, yet crucial factor: patient enablement. Key Takeaways Patient enablement gives patients the ability to self-manage important steps in their healthcare journeys. A growing body […]
Growth Strategies, Patient Engagement, Topics, Wellbe Insights
Using Online Solutions to Overcome Barriers to Patient Engagement
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Oct
Oct
The need for patient engagement is clear, yet many healthcare organizations are left wondering why it is so hard to implement effective strategies when the benefits are so clear. Providers and healthcare systems need novel online solutions to overcome barriers to patient engagement Evidence shows that 63% of patients seek information on the internet before […]
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Oct
Oct
Studies show that bariatric surgery, in combination with dietary and behavioral changes, is the most effective clinical intervention for patients with severe obesity. However, to maximize the benefits of the treatment, it is essential to take into account the bariatric patients’ experience, both pre- and post-surgery. Holistic and long-term follow-up care that pays heed to […]
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