How numbers help patients: A lesson for health communicators

Real world evidence is transforming the way we understand health outcomes. This growing field utilizes data from various sources, including electronic health records, claims data, and patient registries, to provide insights into the effectiveness of treatments and interventions in real-world settings. As organizations increasingly rely on this evidence, it's essential for professionals to stay informed and engaged with the latest research and methodologies. Embracing real world evidence not only aids in more informed decision-making but also enhances the credibility of our findings. Let’s discuss your views below. #realworldevidence #healthcareanalytics #clinicalresearch #datadriven #evidencebasedmedicine

Empower care teams with insights they can act on — not chase. Particle's Signal provides the coverage and context care teams need for actionability, turning alerts into improved health outcomes. Read the final article in our series by Sarah Metz Krissoff NP to understand how Signal transforms transitions of care from fragmented and reactive to connected and proactive. [Link to article in comments]

Imagine walking into your doctor’s office feeling informed and ready to focus on what matters most. In our blog post, Alicia Cowley, MD, MBA explores how digital point-of-care messaging empowers patients, improves doctor–patient dialogue and supports better health decisions. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4nDkrRY

Investing in strong patient–provider relationships, such as through shared decision making, has been shown to improve important aspects of health care interactions as well as several health outcomes for ethnically minoritized patients, particularly in rural and underserved regions. A lot more needs to be done to achieve this.

As trust in public health institutions declines, patients are turning to their healthcare providers for guidance. In part two of our series, Phreesia experts Christina Suh MD MPH FAAP, Dhananjai Seth, Raquel Harrah Langknecht and Shanoor Seervai examine how the provider-patient relationship is becoming central to vaccine confidence—and why life sciences organizations must step up to support these critical conversations. Watch now: https://bit.ly/4nSPcm9

Physicians and patients agree that the patient-physician relationship is essential to making the best health care decisions. Strong patient-physician relationships benefit both parties — they enable physicians to provide more personalized, effective care while helping patients feel heard, understood, and more confident in their treatment decisions. Learn more: https://ow.ly/nhUT50XlW2f #YourCareisatOurCore

The solution? Hefner’s research team designed and validated a Patient Engagement Capacity Survey — eight questions a patient can answer in less than 10 minutes. The survey can inform patient care and improve their level of engagement in their own health care, which could mean people live healthier and fuller lives, Hefner said. This work was published last month in BMJ Open.

Physicians and patients agree that the patient-physician relationship is essential to making the best health care decisions. Strong patient-physician relationships benefit both parties — they enable physicians to provide more personalized, effective care while helping patients feel heard, understood, and more confident in their treatment decisions. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g2qVyvyx #YourCareIsAtOurCore

Physicians and patients agree that the patient-physician relationship is essential to making the best health care decisions. Strong patient-physician relationships benefit both parties — they enable physicians to provide more personalized, effective care while helping patients feel heard, understood, and more confident in their treatment decisions. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e3GpdiqH #YourCareisatOurCore

Health systems everywhere are under pressure – from rising demand for services and workforce shortages to persistent inequalities in access to care. Patient navigation programmes offer a powerful solution by helping people move through the health system, which improves disease outcomes and can even reduce healthcare costs. Patient navigators guide people from suspicion to diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, supporting their physical, practical and emotional needs. Evidence shows navigation programmes can reduce hospital readmissions and improve survival. Yet implementation remains uneven. In our latest blog, Senior Researcher Jessica Hooper and Associate Director of Research and Policy Laura Habashi explore why formal patient navigation programmes are necessary for the long-term sustainability, cost-effectiveness and efficiency of health systems. To realise the full potential of patient navigation, we need: •    core training standards •    sustainable funding and governance •    comprehensive evidence and consensus-driven guidance. 📖 Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/e4yvdxg6 #HealthPolicy #PatientNavigation #PersonCentredCare #HPP