{"id":6396,"date":"2021-12-20T23:20:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T23:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orionhealth-blog.local\/?p=6396"},"modified":"2025-04-08T22:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T22:05:46","slug":"the-digital-front-door-to-better-consumer-health-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionhealth.com\/global\/blog\/the-digital-front-door-to-better-consumer-health-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Digital Front Door to better consumer health engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Arguably the biggest challenge facing healthcare is the continually rising frustrations from consumers around the way they access and interact with the health system. These expectations are based on the way consumers use digital services like online banking. To address this, healthcare needs an equivalent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Is a Digital front door (DFD) the answer?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog series looks at how a DFD can change the way consumers engage with their healthcare, and explores use cases of a single mother engaging with the difficulties of our current health system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff5f00\">1. <a href=\"\/is-technology-the-answer-to-improving-consumers-healthcare-experience\/\">Is technology the answer to consumers&#8217; healthcare experience?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff5f00\">2. <a href=\"\/redefining-the-healthcare-experience-through-a-digital-front-door\/\">How can a digital front door change the way consumers access and interact with health systems?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff5f00\">3. <a href=\"\/making-the-most-of-a-healthcare-digital-front-door-investment\/\">Making the most of a healthcare digital front door investment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#5f5f5f\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/why-do-we-need-to-drive-change-in-healthcare-systems\/\">Taking a consumer-centred view of our healthcare systems\u00a0<\/a><br>In this blog, we introduce Rachel, a single mother who must navigate the fragmented health systems to care for her family. 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