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COVID-19 Vaccines: Effective patient communication strategies

October 8, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCoronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, patient communications, Patient Education, Patient Engagement, patient outreach

COVID-19 vaccination has become a tricky subject for providers to navigate during patient visits. While we need to understand our patients’ vaccination status to care for them, we must also remain sensitive to potential vaccine hesitancy. Against this backdrop lies a golden opportunity for us to help our patients make sound, educated decisions about whether…

5 Ways Value-based Care Organizations Use Healthcare Data to Improve Outcomes & Attract Patients

August 27, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentshealthcare data, patient communications, Patient Engagement, patient experience, patient outreach, value-based care, value-based care organizations, vbc

To date, 48 states plus the District of Columbia have implemented value-based care initiatives in one form or another. Driven by both efficiency and outcome, value-based care (VBC) models rely heavily on healthcare data from payors, providers, and patients in order to optimize performance. As more healthcare systems accept VBC models as the way of…