Susan Morse
Population Health
In HIMSS20 Digital, health informatics expert Brian Dixon links the power of health information exchange networks to actionable data for hospitals.
Walgreens Find Care now includes a COVID-19 risk assessment, powered by Microsoft Healthcare Bot on Microsoft Azure.
UnitedHealth Group previously announced $50 million to fight COVID-19 by supporting healthcare workers, seniors and hard-hit communities.
CMS is also allowing ERs to use drive-through testing and telehealth, and for tests to be done at home for stay-at-home residents.
HHS and CMS should immediately distribute funds to every hospital at the rate of $25,000 per bed, or $30,000 in hot spots, AHA says.
The designation frees up billions in funding for states and relaxes rules for providers and the federal government.
President Trump is expected to make an emergency disaster declaration today at 3 p.m.
In California, providers are expected to manage a population without reimbursement outside of medical care, expert says.
In Orlando, health IT professionals will get an update on what FHIR currently can and can't do - and what to expect from it going forward.
The technology is there to make navigating the health system easier for those who have traumatic brain injury, says HIMSS20 speaker Laura Jantos.