Right Information, Right Patient, Right Time: Utilizing the MyCareCompass Platform to Deliver Patient Education in the Oncology Setting
By Linda Fleisher, Cassidy Kenny, Cheryl Rusten, Daniella Koren & Zoe Landau August 4, 2023
Patient education is an important part of cancer care as it increases patient activation and informed decision-making, reduces anxiety, and improves outcomes. However, challenges to providing appropriate education to patients exist on both the health provider and patient side of the equation, e.g., time constraints and health literacy issues. Read More
MyCareCompass is launched at Fox Chase Cancer Center
By ARCHES March 26, 2021
"We often give patients a lot of information at the start, but that information is needed across the trajectory of treatment or as things change. The goal of MyCareCompass is to deliver the right patient care information at the right time," said Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH. Read More
Bridging the gap in patient education with digital communication
Feb 2, 2020
The dissemination of patient education is a universal challenge in cancer care. At a time when patients feel shocked, overwhelmed, and emotional in the face of a diagnosis, they often do not retain the necessary clinical information that their care providers are communicating to them. Read More
How much information do patients really need/want about their treatment?
By ARCHES Dec 09, 2019
Information is everywhere. From the newscaster talking about a recent health study to the internet, where information floods millions of pages that take hours to sift through. As patients, we can become overwhelmed with information overload. Read More
Oncology competition spotlights non-medical solutions that can close patient-support gap
Nov 8, 2019
Among the most burdensome aspects of living with disease is the mental and social impact the illness exerts on patients and families. Read More
Patient education beyond treatment information -- how to navigate the system and get support
By ARCHES Nov 05, 2019
When we think about health care, perhaps the scariest thing is receiving a cancer diagnosis. Read More
ARCHES is an Astellas Oncology 2019 C3 Innovation Prize Winner!
By ARCHES Oct 29, 2019
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 28, 2019 - Astellas Pharma US, Inc. announced it has awarded $200,000 in total grants and resources to winners of the fourth annual C3 Prize, a challenge that funds the best ideas beyond medicine to improve cancer care for patients, caregivers, and their loved ones. Read More
How education and communication improve treatment plan ownership and adherence
By ARCHES Oct 03, 2019
Healthcare has come a long way in the last 5-10 years... Read More
Arches Technology: Forging Better Patient-Provider Relationships
By Daniella Koren July 31, 2019
In the face of growing diseases and treatment discoveries, it is important for oncology healthcare personnel to provide health information to patients and caregivers that can be easily understood. Read More
New Podcast: Empowering Cancer Patients with Education
By Daniella Koren July 08, 2019
Supporting cancer patients requires engaging them at key moments in their treatment journey when they feel most overwhelmed and anxious. Check it out!
New Podcast: State of the Art Patient Engagement
By Daniella Koren May 15, 2019
We’re using EHR integration to deliver patient-specific content and enhance the patient experience throughout their cancer journey. Check it out!
Crafting Patient Education to Serve Different Learning Modalities
By Daniella Koren April 9, 2019
Health educators intend to provide information to patients and caregivers that is easily understood, and more importantly can be recalled and acted upon. Read More
Reducing Fear & Anxiety for Cancer Patients is Possible.
By Daniella Koren Feb 19, 2019
Many of us do our best to live into “healthy” habits... Read More
Arches Expands Partnership with Kettering Health Network
By ARCHES Jan 29, 2019
In 2018, Arches launched MyCareCompass at Kettering Health Network. Read More
Real time EMR integration helps triple oncology patient engagement rates.
By Daniella Koren Nov 20, 2018
Getting so close to patients' journeys... Read More
Arches Technology Appoints Seasoned Health Tech Executive Patrick Flavin as President.
By Arches Technology Oct 17, 2018
Arches Technology today announced the appointment of Patrick Flavin as its President... Read More
Call Centers Filling The Gaps In The Patient Care Continuum
By Daniella Koren April 24, 2015
A report in Healthcare IT News, “Strategies to Maximize Patient Engagement and Retention,” observed that the healthcare industry is evolving to a model where patients are approaching their healthcare as consumers. Read More