Catalina Danis, Martha Jean (Marty) Minniti, Sasha Ballen, Marion Ball, Scott Cashon, Margaret Piscitelli, Marjorie Miller and Robert Farrell

13 Patient engagement at the point of care: technology as an enabler

Abstract: There is a long-standing interest among clinicians and researchers in the healthcare community in the role that patients’ involvement in their healthcare management might play in improving health outcomes and healthcare quality, as well as in controlling the costs of healthcare provision. Recent advances in mobile computing technology make it feasible to scale successful patient engagement programs first delivered in limited face-to-face trials to larger patient populations. However, comparatively little is known about how ...

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