Your patients do not tell you everything, which may hurt both treatment outcomes and your bottom line. This article explains how digital tools for bariatric patients help bridge the information gap, deliver better care, and boost your ROI. Consider this: Despite overwhelming empirical support for the effectiveness of bariatric surgery, patients continue to underutilize it. […]
Reporting, Technology, Wellbe Insights
A Quick Guide to Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Bariatric Surgery
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Feb
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An estimated 38% of health care organizations currently use Patient-Reported Outcome Measures “PROMs” and 17% more plan to use them within the next three years. While bariatric surgery PROMs haven’t yet become mainstream, evolving technology is changing that. Patient-reported outcome measures in bariatric surgery centers would provide more long-term follow-up data and ensure you have […]
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Jan
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Are you looking for ways to better enable the bariatric patient journey? You have come to the right place. This guide lays out five digital tools that can increase bariatric patient enablement before and after surgery, improve health outcomes, save time and resources, cut back on costs, and boost your revenue. Modern technologies hold more […]
Bariatrics, Operational Efficiency, Wellbe Insights
6 Ways Hospitals Can Lower the Costs of Bariatric Surgery
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Jan
Jan
Bariatric and metabolic surgery is widely considered the most efficacious way for long-term health outcomes for obesity. In 2019, surgeons performed over a quarter of a million bariatric surgeries in the United States alone (representing approximately 1.1% of all eligible patients). Personalized care automation tools can lower bariatric surgery costs for hospitals. As technology continues […]
Operational Efficiency, Patient Education, Patient Engagement, Wellbe Insights
4 Effective Ways to Educate Surgery Patients
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Jan
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Healthcare is rapidly evolving toward patient-centricity, putting patients more in control of their own decision-making than ever before. With cutting-edge technology and growing out-of-pocket insurance costs, the digital era has encouraged patients to research more into their medical choices. Likewise, the digital revolution provides more opportunities for medical practices to educate surgery patients better. There […]
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