population health

Three experts from AI, analytics and population health IT vendor Health Catalyst share their predictions, which can help CIOs and other health leaders prepare for the year ahead.

Each year opioid overdose, misuse and dependence account for $35 billion in healthcare costs.

Federal officials, scholars, chief information officers and two sitting U.S. senators weigh in on their experiences with virtual care and their predictions for the future.

The analytics company said the expanded dataset could help its customers address racial health disparities.

The health information network's executive director, Jay Nakashima, sees big progress with 21st century Cures Act compliance, TEFCA, data quality, FHIR adoption and information exchange among providers, public health agencies and labs.

Digital health and tech can help refugees access necessary medical care and other social determinants of health, like housing, employment and education. 

Unite Us said the acquisition will help organizations address health inequities and create new care models.

The HIMSS21 Digital program offers a unique online extension of the in-person HIMSS Global Conference and Exhibition scheduled for Las Vegas. The many hours of content to be streamed on-demand August 9-13 (and for several weeks thereafter) are meant as an augmentation of the global conference – not a duplication or livestream of onsite presentations. Check this page often between now through August for ongoing previews and updates, including a look at the UpNext demo showcase.

Trained and tested on roughly 100,000 RT-PCR records collected by the Israeli Ministry of Health, the algorithm looks at eight different features, including self-reported symptoms and age, to make its predictions.

Researchers at UCSF describe the emergence of a new field dedicated to better integrating and supporting the clinical use of social determinants of health data.