With health issues on the rise, patients need to be motivated by physicians to care about their health. Providers must be aware of the vital role technology plays in increasing patient engagement, according to Validic.
Here are seven notes:
1. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity in the United States has rapidly increased from 19.4 percent in 1997 to 35.7 percent in 2010.
2. Researchers predict more than half of Americans will be considered obese by 2030, therefore doubling the cases of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, hypertension and related cancers.
3. Physicians can no longer rely on patients' self-reporting as a means to analyze their health and thus must utilize technology to encourage patients to care about their health.
4. Technological tools are available to aid patients in managing their health and for providers to better track, educate, intervene and communicate with patients.
5. Providers will be able to give patients additional context or intervene with a set of actions aimed at enhancing a patient's health if they have access to data.
6. The insights physicians provide will ultimately increase patient motivation to improve their health.
7. The healthcare industry is aware of the technological trends and many are adopting the technology necessary for improving the health of Americans.
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