Mobile Integration could Improve FQHC Quality Metrics

Patient engagement that doesn't require manual outreach can promote staff efficiency and could improve clinical outcomes at safety-net organizations nationwide, according to CareMessage, which has announced the initial release of a new mobile messaging tool designed toward those aims.The nonprofit says the integration feature of its Health Equity Engine patient activation platform is meant to target a critical Uniform Data System reporting measure for Federally Qualified Community Centers.It's also designed to combat the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. FQHC patients are disproportionately affected by diabetes – with 14% diagnosed with the disease, compared to 11.6% of the general population, CareMesage noted. Further, nearly 30% of FQHC patients have uncontrolled diabetes.