Population Health

Organizations are each expanding services to address non-medical factors that can have a significant impact on individual and population health.

New clinical and operational use cases are emerging for natural language processing, from risk adjustment to population surveillance and beyond.

To address capacity challenges, the hospital implemented a strategic patient flow plan that included a centralized patient placement center.

Physicians at Affiliated Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of Maryland now have a better handle on opioid prescribing as they try to combat the ongoing crisis.

As part of the deal, Cerner will own a minority stake in the health plan and the two companies will co-create Maestro Advantage, billed as a tool to help health systems manage the demands of Medicare Advantage.

Telemedicine platforms and tools will transform virtual care by incorporating emerging technologies and novel uses of data.

She says redesign of the home health payment system would encourage value over volume.

After an eventful few years in which it was taken private, made the biggest tech acquisition in history and retooled itself for the new century, Dell is expected to return to the market in a $21.7 billion deal next week.

Experts share insights about where pop health technology and tools are headed in the immediate future.

The database will help EHR vendors incorporate health IT standards to smooth the exchange of patient information across care settings.