The transition to patient-centric care is made possible by advances in technology but requires the buy-in and involvement of every stakeholder in the healthcare chain-patients, providers and payers. By shifting the responsibility for his or her own health to the patient, they can optimize treatment-at a reasonable cost-while putting into place strategies that can help them take preventive measures to stay healthy.

In projects throughout the world, IBM is working with government bodies, healthcare providers and healthcare payers to help implement patient-centric systems and strategies. As examples, IBM has:

• Worked with Duke University Health System and Duke University Medical Center to unify and streamline communications across their medical facilities. With a goal of reducing paper-based processes, they have enabled new services such as Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), a master patient index and wireless mobile access to clinical information.
• Been contracted by Toronto's Trillium Health Centre7 to integrate patient information online, allowing healthcare professionals to obtain a complete, up-to-date patient record to reduce repetitive testing and the need to physically send hard copies of charts and x-rays between offices.
• Helped create the Danish national e-health Internet portal-with Acure, an IBM subsidiary-to enable a central, highly-secure system to help patients manage healthcare processes including scheduling appointments, ordering and renewing prescriptions and monitoring drug compliance.

Download these resources to learn more about IBM's leadership in the evolution of patient-centric healthcare.

• Patient-centric: the 21st century prescription for healthcare
• Healthcare 2015: Win-win or lose-lose?

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• IBM Healthcare's Profile

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