Patient Engagement Systems to Present “In Search of Patient Engagement” at Medical Home Summit

Feb. 22, 2012 - PRLog -- Burlington, VT  –  February 21,  2012  –  James Rose, Senior Vice President for Patient Engagement Systems, a healthcare  technology  company  that  provides   solutions  for  improving  primary  care  for  people  with  chronic  diseases,  will  be  presenting  “In Search of Patient Engagement”  at  the  Fourth  National  Medical  Home  Summit  in  Philadelphia, February 27th to 29th.  The Medical Home Summit, sponsored by Jefferson School of Population Health, Harvard Health Policy Review, Health Affairs and Medical Home News, is the leading education event to address patient center medical homes (PCMH).

At this conference, also streamed live via the web, Mr. Rose will discuss how patient engagement can be a core strategy for improvement in health care processes and outcomes.  Mr. Rose’s  presentation  will  include  research  that  demonstrates  that successful  patient  engagement  improves  outcomes  and  saves  money.  

“Patient Engagement is at times an operating principle, a marketing strategy, and an industry buzzword.  This tends to scatter focus on what patient engagement actually means for providers and plans.  What would be useful for providers is a common framework that ties patient engagement directly to outcomes,” said Mr. Rose.  “With patient engagement such an important aspect of the medical home, the goal of this session is to propose a framework that will help providers and plans define what patient engagement means for their organization.”  Mr. Rose’s  presentation  at  the  National  Medical  Home  Summit  will  take  place  at  2:15  p.m. on Tuesday February 28th.    

Patient Engagement Systems is a health-care technology company that provides solutions for improving primary care for people with chronic diseases.  PES solutions enable providers and plans to better monitor, engage with, and manage patients who require attention for the health risks and progression of chronic disease, including chronic kidney disease and diabetes.    PES technology is the only chronic care management and patient engagement platform that has demonstrated effectiveness in an NIH funded study. The PES diabetes program received URAC’s 2011 Bronze Award for Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection. For more information about PES, visit http://www.patientengagementsystems.com

The National  Medical  Home  Summit  is  the  leading  forum  on  the  development  and  implementation  of  the  patient  centered  medical  home .  The  Summit,  a  hybrid  conference  and  Internet  event  will  bring  together  the  leading  authorities  and  practitioners  in  the  medical  home  field  to  discuss  how  the  PCMH  model  is  working,  where  it  has  proven  outcomes,  how  it  is  evolving,  and  how  it  fits  into  plans  for  delivery  system  reform.   The summit is also co-located with the Twelfth Population Health and Care Coordination Colloquium.  The  conference  will  present  the  key  building  blocks  of  the  medical  home  model,  and  four  major  medical  home  themes: IT,  care  coordination,  patient  engagement,  and  the  medical  home  workforce.  Each  of  these  topics  will  be  discussed  in  depth  in  separate  mini  summits.    For more information about the National Medical Home Summit, visit www.MedicalHomeSummit.com.

About Patient Engagement Systems®
Patient Engagement Systems® technology creates patient engagement by enhancing communication between patient and caregiver and by delivering guideline based decision support to health-care providers. The PES system has demonstrated improved health outcomes and reduced costs in National Institutes of Health clinical study. PES has helped thousands of patients, physicians, and other care givers in Vermont, New York, California and Texas. Clients include physician organizations, health plans, public health agencies, and managed care organizations.

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Patient Engagement Systems® enhances communication between patient and caregiver and by delivering guideline based decision support to health-care providers. The PES system demonstrated improved health outcomes and reduced costs in NIH clinical study.