population health

Treatments for leading cause of blindness generate $0.9 to $3 billion in patient, economic benefit
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:20 pm | November 18, 2019
Improvements in vision from innovative treatments generated $5.1 to $8.2 billion in patient benefits.
School-based telehealth program reduces ED visits by pediatric asthma patients
By Jeff Lagasse | 05:08 pm | November 08, 2019
There's a potentially large impact school-based telehealth programs can have on children with chronic illnesses.
Providers and caregivers need better awareness of age-friendly care
By Max Sullivan | 07:07 am | November 05, 2019
While 88% of patients said they were satisfied with their care, only half said their doctors and other providers did a "good" or "excellent" job.
Fitbit partners with Singapore’s HPB on population-based public health initiative
By Dean Koh | 11:39 pm | August 21, 2019
Fitbit announced yesterday that it will be collaborating with Singapore’s Health Promotion Board (HPB) on a healthy population project in support of Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative.
To balance population health and personalized care, Philips innovation lead prescribes an ecosystem approach
By Jonah Comstock | 01:40 pm | April 12, 2019
How patient-facing digital health can learn from the failures of EHRs.
A 'gold mine' of data is driving Israel's billion-shekel bet on digital health
By Jonah Comstock | 03:49 pm | April 01, 2019
According to Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, director general of Israel's Ministry of Health, the country is pushing towards preventative and personalized medicine.
Focus on: Aging and the Silver Tsunami
05:57 pm | March 20, 2019
HIMSS Media's information brands Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News, MobiHealthNews and HIMSS TV are diving into one of the most pressing issues facing healthcare today – baby boomers and their swelling demands on our system.
Microsoft exec shares strengths and challenges of blockchain
By HIMSS TV | 04:12 pm | January 24, 2019
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Improving dental services with digital technology
By HIMSS TV | 06:56 pm | January 10, 2019
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Five months in, NIH's All of Us has enrolled 100,000 participants
By Dave Muoio | 05:03 pm | October 18, 2018
Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron offered Connected Health Conference attendees an update on the progress of NIH’s ambitious population health research.