Types of patient engagement solutions

There are three main types of patient engagement solutions.

1. Off-the-shelf patient engagement software

Commercial off-the-shelf patient engagement technology platforms have features, subscription types, and pricing. The solutions will have features such as telehealth, clinical data sharing, scheduling, patient portal, patient record management, automated surveys, and loyalty programs to name a few. The solutions can be on-premise deployments or cloud-based SaaS.

2. CMS-based

Some software vendors use commercial or proprietary content management systems (CMS) to provide basic patient engagement functionality to providers. In the backend, the database technologies will be based on freeware technologies. On the front-end, the solution may have some basic visualization capabilities.

3. Custom-built

This is by far the best way to build a patient engagement systems. The solution will be tailored to the healthcare provider's needs, and even the feature set will have customizations to allow granular control.

Conclusion

As we advance, patient engagement solutions will continue to advance, and the impact and leverage that this technological paradigm has had on humankind will fuel its progress. The need of the hour for medical practitioners and providers is to start early by working with a custom software development firm to help them build custom patient engagement solutions.