Clinician Spotlight: LouAnn Bala, MSN, RN

VP/CNO Content Strategy and Clinical Programs Clinical and support staff are the backbone of the healthcare industry. Often asked to work with few resources to deliver care at the most important times in a patient’s care journey, clinicians deserve recognition and appreciation for all they do. Faced with a workforce crisis like never before, health

Let’s Get Well, Together

People — the clinicians, staff, patients, and their families — are the heartbeat of healthcare. They’re aching to be seen, heard and understood, no matter their role. They want to know that their needs matter — and they do. The past few years have been challenging for everyone. It’s been scary and hard to be

NEWS RELEASE: Experienced Clinical Leader Katherine Virkstis Joins Get Well to Lead Clinician Relief Efforts

The former Advisory Board executive merges deep clinical best practice expertise with Get Well’s leadership in digital patient engagement Bethesda, MD — Get Well, the global leader in patient engagement, announced today that it has expanded its leadership bench with the addition of Katherine Virkstis, Vice President of Clinical Advisory Services. Virkstis brings deep healthcare

Health Literacy: Patients Who Understand Content, Use Content

October is Health Literacy Month — a month-long recognition where hospitals, health centers, literacy programs, libraries, social service agencies, businesses, professional associations, govern­ment agencies, consumer alliances, and many other groups “work collaboratively to integrate and expand the mission of health literacy.” Helen Obsorne, president of  Health Literacy Consulting and host of the podcast Health Literacy

Patient Engagement

Bring Your Own Device: The Evolution of Patient Engagement

Today’s healthcare consumers sure look a lot different than they used to. Traditionally, engaging with the healthcare system has taken on more of a paternalistic feel, with doctors handing out diagnoses and care instructions and patients just kind of going along for the ride. Many industries decades ago realized the importance of focusing on the

Putting the patient first in digital care management

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin sought to standardize treatment protocols, scale care teams, and improve the overall quality of care, all while maintaining the human aspect of patient communication.