Can health systems engage consumers digitally to improve quality, cost and satisfaction? According to Mark Jannone, Senior Director, Banner Health’s Banner Innovation Group, the answer is a solid, “Yes.” He is helping to pilot digital ED triage and chatbot tools. Jannone reports the tools achieve a 35% reduction in inappropriate ED cases with 92% triage accuracy, decrease the time patients are in the ED by about 50% and increase net promoter scores by 40%. Full interview at BOHseries.com.

This Business of Healthcare interview sponsored by MedChat: improving patient access with secure LiveChat, Bots & text tools. See www.medchatapp.com.