STREAMD founders publish article on orthopedic patient engagement platforms

Our STREAMD co-founders Drs. Kevin Campbell and Philip Louie teamed up with Drs. Brett Levine (expert joint replacement surgeon at Midwest Orthopedics at Rush) and Jeremy Gililland (expert joint replacement surgeon at University of Utah) to publish a summary on the use of Patient Engagement Platforms in orthopedic surgery.

The article is part of a collection titled: The Use of Technology in Orthopaedic Surgery - Intraoperative and Post-Operative Management published in the Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine Journal. Please enjoy the full published article here.

In the article, Drs. Campbell, Louie, Levine, and Gililland contextualize the topic of patient engagement and remote patient monitoring in orthopedic surgery with a specific focus on patient engagement software and the impact that patient engagement software can have on outcomes and orthopedic clinical workflows. 

They explain that in an attempt to engage patients and optimize the orthopedic perioperative surgical home, patient engagement platforms have emerged in the form of patient portals such as EPIC MyChart and AthenaCommunicator; mHealth applications including GetWellLoop, SeamlessMD, MyMobility, Force, Twistle, Pattern Health, Mobomo, WellBe, and Conversa Tap Cloud; and chatbots such as STREAMD, Conversa, and Memora Health. Collectively, these patient engagement platforms have improved patient satisfaction scores and outcomes. 

It’s important to note that there are specific differences in these applications that should be noted and accounted for. When deciding to incorporate one of these systems into your practice, it is paramount to identify what you are looking to improve upon within your health system and choose a platform accordingly. Please review the article in Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine Journal.

Congratulations to Drs. Campbell, Louie, Levine, and Gililland on this published review paper.