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At Baptist Health, patient engagement shown to be equivalent to adding a BP med

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for adults with hypertension, many of whose condition is not controlled. "We were looking at an alternative method to improving our patient’s lives that was scalable," Oliver explained. 1 reason for uncontrolled hypertension is lack of medication adherence." Kentucky ranks fifth in the U.S. "The No.

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ChristianaCare to expand medication adherence program

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Launched to help address health equity challenges facing Black cardiology patients, ChristianaCare said its digital medication adherence platform, developed with Story Health, has delivered significant improvements in outcomes for patients with hypertension and heart failure – two to three times in some key metrics.

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Leveraging patient engagement technologies to tackle health inequity

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Reduce Healthcare Inequities with Patient Engagement Technology Addressing healthcare inequities is no simple task. There are opportunities, though, to bridge gaps in healthcare by leveraging patient engagement technology. The causes are complex, from environmental to socioeconomic factors, and aren’t easy to address.

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Digital patient communication: A new best practice for managing hypertension

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Approximately half of all adults in the United States have hypertension, or higher-than-normal blood pressure, costing the nation an estimated $131 billion annually. With its human and economic impact, controlling hypertension is a healthcare and community imperative.

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At Providence, RPM is improving patient health and reducing provider workload

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Many of the virtual care and digital health systems in development, as well as those pursued over the past several years, are geared toward addressing three macro challenges healthcare currently faces: workforce shortages and burnout; hospitality capacity and throughput; and care fragmentation or patient access.

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How AI and machine learning can predict illness and boost health equity

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning are key to unlocking patient data and solving some of healthcare's most complex problems. How can health system IT leaders leverage AI and machine learning technologies to unlock and explore patient data for the accurate, early detection and treatment of chronic disease? Even as the U.S.

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Rimidi and Boston Medical Release Metrics from Postpartum Hypertension RPM Program

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– Of the 1,000 patients monitored, 98.7% submitted at least one blood pressure measurement, with an average of 17 unique measurements from enrolled patients during the six weeks after delivery, which led to the early detection and management of stroke-risk blood pressure. . – Of the 1,000 patients monitored, 98.7%