Population and Public Health
The editors of Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News and MobiHealthNews discuss the telehealth bill that was scuttled in 2024, as well as what's ahead in 2025 regarding the RPM market, physicians' pay schedule and cybersecurity policy.
Some leaders say AI will improve a massively inefficient, overpriced and difficult-to-access healthcare system, while others anticipate AI’s potential for earlier, more accurate diagnosis.
Challenges exist with digitizing the health system in Pakistan, says Muhammad Babar, the Ministry of Health's management information systems officer. He discusses his HIMSS25 talk that will relay how the ministry is overcoming those barriers.
AI will transform healthcare with advances in multimodal technology, diagnostic imaging and automation, but its success depends on trust and seamless integration into workflows.
Digital health leaders comment on the year's significant events, including the shuttering of Walmart Health, the CrowdStrike outage, concerns about off-label advertising and more.
Digital health leaders reveal the year's noteworthy events, including the rise in AI valuations, spike in demand for emergency contraception, realizations pertaining to LLMs and more.
The "game-changer" acquisition will integrate the Auckland-based company's healthcare data capabilities with AI.
Industry leaders weigh in on notable topics that affected healthcare from data security to health system consolidation.
Cindy Henry, director of population health informatics at ZeOmega, explores the recent trends in Star Ratings, the contributing factors behind lower scores across the board and strategies to adapt as the program's standards continue to rise.
It intends to make emerging technologies such as generative AI and mixed reality accessible to people with disabilities.